Edwin Thomas Boykin (December 27, 1854 – August 27, 1898) was a North Carolina politician who served in the North Carolina House of Representatives, the North Carolina Senate and as the sixth President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate.[1]
Edwin Thomas Boykin | |
|---|---|
| Judge for the Sixth Judicial Circuit of the North Carolina Superior Court | |
| In office 1885 – December 1896 | |
| Preceded by | Allmand A. McKoy |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Hicks Harrison Allen |
| 6th President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate | |
| In office January 7, 1885 – 1887 | |
| Preceded by | William T. Dortch |
| Succeeded by | Edwin W. Kerr |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate 14th Senatorial District | |
| In office 1883–1886 | |
| Preceded by | J.A. Oates |
| Succeeded by | Edwin W. Kerr |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives 14th Senatorial District | |
| In office 1881–1882 | |
| Mayor of Clinton, North Carolina | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 27, 1854 Clinton, North Carolina |
| Died | August 27, 1898 (aged 43) Dunn, North Carolina |
| Spouse(s) | Katie G. Bizzell, m. December 28, 1876. |
| Children | Arthur Lee Boykin; Edwin Thomas Boykin, Jr.; Swift Galloway Boykin; Celestial Graves Boykin; Isaac Boykin |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, 1874 |
Early life
editBoykin was born December 27, 1854, in Clinton, North Carolina. His father died when he was a youth and his mother moved to the Durham, North Carolina, area. [2]
Family life
editBoykin married Katie G. Bizzell on December 28, 1876, they had several children.[2]
Political career
editBoykin was twice elected the mayor of Clinton, North Carolina.[2] From 1881 to 1882 Boykin was one of two representatives elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent the Fourteenth Senatorial District. From 1883 to 1886 Boykin served in the North Carolina Senate again representing the fourteenth Senatorial District.[1] On January 7, 1885, Boykin was chosen President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate by his fellow senators.[3]
Judicial career
editIn 1885 Boykin was appointed a judge for the Sixth Judicial Circuit of the North Carolina Superior Court to finish the term of Judge Allmand A. McKoy, who had died. In 1886 Boykin was elected to the judgeship on his own right.[4] Boykin resigned December 1896[5] to resume the practice of law.[6]
Death
editBoykin died suddenly on August 27, 1898, after "a stroke of apoplexy". He was buried in Raleigh the next day.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Connor, R.D.W. (1913), A Manual of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Historical Commission, p. 804
- ^ a b c Dowd, Jerome (1888), Sketches of Prominent living North Carolinians, Raleigh, North Carolina: Edwards & Broughton, p. 125
- ^ Justesen, Benjamin R. (2001), George Henry White: An Even Chance in the Race of Life, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, p. 106
- ^ Dowd, Jerome (1888), Sketches of Prominent living North Carolinians, Raleigh, North Carolina: Edwards & Broughton, p. 126
- ^ North Carolina Bar Association (1926), Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Bar Association, Volume 28, Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Bar Association, p. 110
- ^ Smith, Frank Charles (January 1897), The American Lawyer, Volume 5, Raleigh, North Carolina: Stumpf & Steurer, p. 30
- ^ "JUDGE BOYKIN DEAD", The Landmark, Tuesday, August 30, 1898, Statesville, North Carolina, United States Of America