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Albert Eugene Boynton

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Albert Eugene Boynton

Birth
Oroville, Butte County, California, USA
Death
22 Feb 1945 (aged 69)
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Burial
Oroville, Butte County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec F, Row 12, Lot 26, Boynton-Bell plot
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ALBERT E. BOYNTON was born in Oroville, California on October 9, 1875. He was the son of Seth Sprague Boynton and Kate B. Hutchins. During his youth, he worked as a 'grassroots' journalist for the Oroville Register, which was operated by his father. He graduated from the first graduating class at Oroville Union High School in 1894. There were only two graduates! He enrolled at the University of Michigan and began taking law courses.

He returned to Oroville in 1900 and began practicing law. A year later, Albert married Susie Clark Davis 18 Sep 1901 in Afton, California. Susie and Albert had four children:
1. Katherine Boynton Tuttle
2. Elizabeth Boynton Holmes
3. Jeannette Boynton Humber
4. Robert Boynton


He was a member of the first Board of Trustees in Oroville. Albert ran for State Senate, and his platform was a campaign against corruption. In 1907 he was elected.
Mr. Boynton was wrote the constitutional amendment that providing that criminal cases could not be reversed on technical procedural error, unless a miscarriage of justice could be proven.

Mr. Boynton wrote the Workman's Compensation Act, the Teacher's Pension Bill and the Net Container Law which required all packages must have the net amount of their contents plainly printed on their labels.

He remained in the State Senate until 1915. He announced that he planned to run for United States Senator, but then withdrew his bid.

In 1920 he served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention. Other interests and activities were:

• The State Board of Prison Directors for 4 years.
• He was the director of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association.
• In 1920 he served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention. Other activities were:


• He was on the State Board of Prison Directors for 4 years.
• He was the director of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association.
• Member of the YMCA
• Member of the ‘Save the Redwoods League’
• Many industry and land projects
• Member of the Elks
• Member of the ‘Native Sons’
• Member of the Masons
• Commander of Knight Templar in 1923
• Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge in 1926
ALBERT E. BOYNTON was born in Oroville, California on October 9, 1875. He was the son of Seth Sprague Boynton and Kate B. Hutchins. During his youth, he worked as a 'grassroots' journalist for the Oroville Register, which was operated by his father. He graduated from the first graduating class at Oroville Union High School in 1894. There were only two graduates! He enrolled at the University of Michigan and began taking law courses.

He returned to Oroville in 1900 and began practicing law. A year later, Albert married Susie Clark Davis 18 Sep 1901 in Afton, California. Susie and Albert had four children:
1. Katherine Boynton Tuttle
2. Elizabeth Boynton Holmes
3. Jeannette Boynton Humber
4. Robert Boynton


He was a member of the first Board of Trustees in Oroville. Albert ran for State Senate, and his platform was a campaign against corruption. In 1907 he was elected.
Mr. Boynton was wrote the constitutional amendment that providing that criminal cases could not be reversed on technical procedural error, unless a miscarriage of justice could be proven.

Mr. Boynton wrote the Workman's Compensation Act, the Teacher's Pension Bill and the Net Container Law which required all packages must have the net amount of their contents plainly printed on their labels.

He remained in the State Senate until 1915. He announced that he planned to run for United States Senator, but then withdrew his bid.

In 1920 he served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention. Other interests and activities were:

• The State Board of Prison Directors for 4 years.
• He was the director of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association.
• In 1920 he served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention. Other activities were:


• He was on the State Board of Prison Directors for 4 years.
• He was the director of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association.
• Member of the YMCA
• Member of the ‘Save the Redwoods League’
• Many industry and land projects
• Member of the Elks
• Member of the ‘Native Sons’
• Member of the Masons
• Commander of Knight Templar in 1923
• Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge in 1926

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BORN AT OROVILLE, CAL.
DIED AT SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.



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