Charles Brandon Boynton (1806–1883)[1] was the first president of Howard University and also served as chaplain of the United States House of Representatives.
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During his tenure as chaplain of the House of Representatives, Boynton was also the congregational minister of Washington's First Congregational Church, which, at the time, met in the House chamber.[2]
Boynton was the author of A History of the Navy During the Rebellion. The book is about the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
Sources
edit- ^ Boynton, Charles Brandon; Mason, Timothy B. (1855). "A Journey through Kansas; with sketches of Nebraska, etc".
- ^ Religion and the Founding of the AMerican Republic
External links
edit- Charles B. Boynton profile at House.gov