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Henry Boyce
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Henry Boyce served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Appointed by Zachary Taylor and confirmed Aug 2, 1850.
- Appointed by
- Zachary Taylor
- Confirmed
- Aug 2, 1850
- Born
- 1797
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of LouisianaZachary Taylor · Aug 2, 1850 – Feb 19, 1861
Education
- Read law1820
Career
Private practice, Bayou Leche, Louisiana, -1824; Private practice, Alexandria, Louisiana, 1824-1828; Planter, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, 1828-1849, 1861-1873; Judge, Louisiana District Court, Sixth and Seventh Judicial Districts, 1834-1839; U.S. attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, 1849; State legislator, Louisiana, 1865;; Elected to U.S. Senate from Louisiana in 1865; U.S. Senate refused to seat him
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