John J. Boyle, 57, U.S. district attorney for western Wisconsin since 1935, died Thursday night 12 hours after he had been taken from his home to a Madison hospital. Death was caused by a heart ailment with which he had suffered since he was ill with pneumonia last November.
Mr. Boyle was in the hospital for several weeks during his first illness but after he had recovered, he was able to resume his duties in the federal building. Several weeks ago, he again was taken to the hospital where he remained 10 days. Since his release he had been at his office several times. Thursday his condition again became serious, and he was immediately taken to the hospital.
Born in Gratiot, Lafayette County, Mr. Boyle was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John J. Boyle, Sr. When he was a boy, his parents moved to Darlington where the father was engaged in the lumber business. Mr. Boyle attended the grade and high schools and in 1910 was graduated from Creighton university.
He served as a member of the Darlington school board and was elected district attorney, serving two terms from 1918 to 1922. He was the first Democrat to win the county prosecutor's election in 20 years. After his graduation from law school, he began to practice law at Darlington. During presidential campaigns he was active in making speeches for Democratic candidates, especially on the national ticket.
In 1928 and 1930 Mr. Boyle was the Democratic nominee for attorney general of Wisconsin and in 1932 was nominated by his party as its candidate for congress, from the third district.
When it became evident in 1933 that Mr. Boyle would be recommended for U.S. district attorney, Stanley Ryan, Janesville, the Republican incumbent of the office, appointed Mr. Boyle an assistant as successor Lyman T. Powell, resigned.
When Ryan's term expired in February 1935, Pres. Roosevelt nominated Mr. Boyle and the senate confirmed him. He was reappointed twice and at the time of his death was serving his third term.
During Mr. Boyle's encumbrance many important cases were tried in federal court here, including the famous oil cases in 1936 and 1937. When Mr. Boyle ran for attorney general it was the first time in 50 years that Lafayette County had a candidate for state office.
In his capacity as district attorney Mr. Boyle cooperated with a board appointed to consider all personal matters arising in connection with enemy aliens. Members of the board are William Ryan, the Rev. A.W. Swan, Duane Bowman, and Prof. Robert L. Reynolds. In Madison, Mr. Boyle attended Blessed Sacrament church. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Surviving Mr. Boyle are his wife, one son, Lieut. John Boyle Jr., with the army at Buckley Field, Col.; two daughters, Mary Elizabeth and Rose-Ann, both at home; five brothers, Hugh J. and Bernard Boyle, attorneys at Omaha; Frank, Wilfred and Edward all of Darlington; and one sister, Sister Mary Bernard, Peoria, Ill. Wilfred Boyle is an attorney, practicing at Darlington. Lieut. Boyle is on his way to Madison.
Funeral services will be held in the Holy Rosary church at Darlington Monday morning. The body will be at the Fitch-Lawrence funeral home until Sunday when it will be taken to Darlington.
Wisconsin State Journal 10 Mar 1944
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Funeral services for John J. Boyle, 58, of 2105 Rowley ave., U.S. district attorney for the western Wisconsin district, who died Thursday, will be held Monday at 9 am in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Darlington, with the Rev. Fr. Bernard Doyle officiating. Burial will be in Holy Rosary cemetery.
The rosary will be said tonight at 8 in the Fitch-Lawrence funeral home, Madison, with the Rev. Fr. Ralph D. Goggins officiating. The body will be taken to Darlington Sunday.
Thomas R. King, Oconomowoc chairman of the state Democratic committee, expressed his condolence in the following words: I was deeply shocked to hear of John Boyle's death. His outstanding characteristic was his loyalty to his friends and his party. I will miss his wise counsel. The Wisconsin Bar association has lost one of its outstanding attorneys.
The Capital Times 11 Mar 1944
Mr. Boyle was in the hospital for several weeks during his first illness but after he had recovered, he was able to resume his duties in the federal building. Several weeks ago, he again was taken to the hospital where he remained 10 days. Since his release he had been at his office several times. Thursday his condition again became serious, and he was immediately taken to the hospital.
Born in Gratiot, Lafayette County, Mr. Boyle was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John J. Boyle, Sr. When he was a boy, his parents moved to Darlington where the father was engaged in the lumber business. Mr. Boyle attended the grade and high schools and in 1910 was graduated from Creighton university.
He served as a member of the Darlington school board and was elected district attorney, serving two terms from 1918 to 1922. He was the first Democrat to win the county prosecutor's election in 20 years. After his graduation from law school, he began to practice law at Darlington. During presidential campaigns he was active in making speeches for Democratic candidates, especially on the national ticket.
In 1928 and 1930 Mr. Boyle was the Democratic nominee for attorney general of Wisconsin and in 1932 was nominated by his party as its candidate for congress, from the third district.
When it became evident in 1933 that Mr. Boyle would be recommended for U.S. district attorney, Stanley Ryan, Janesville, the Republican incumbent of the office, appointed Mr. Boyle an assistant as successor Lyman T. Powell, resigned.
When Ryan's term expired in February 1935, Pres. Roosevelt nominated Mr. Boyle and the senate confirmed him. He was reappointed twice and at the time of his death was serving his third term.
During Mr. Boyle's encumbrance many important cases were tried in federal court here, including the famous oil cases in 1936 and 1937. When Mr. Boyle ran for attorney general it was the first time in 50 years that Lafayette County had a candidate for state office.
In his capacity as district attorney Mr. Boyle cooperated with a board appointed to consider all personal matters arising in connection with enemy aliens. Members of the board are William Ryan, the Rev. A.W. Swan, Duane Bowman, and Prof. Robert L. Reynolds. In Madison, Mr. Boyle attended Blessed Sacrament church. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Surviving Mr. Boyle are his wife, one son, Lieut. John Boyle Jr., with the army at Buckley Field, Col.; two daughters, Mary Elizabeth and Rose-Ann, both at home; five brothers, Hugh J. and Bernard Boyle, attorneys at Omaha; Frank, Wilfred and Edward all of Darlington; and one sister, Sister Mary Bernard, Peoria, Ill. Wilfred Boyle is an attorney, practicing at Darlington. Lieut. Boyle is on his way to Madison.
Funeral services will be held in the Holy Rosary church at Darlington Monday morning. The body will be at the Fitch-Lawrence funeral home until Sunday when it will be taken to Darlington.
Wisconsin State Journal 10 Mar 1944
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Funeral services for John J. Boyle, 58, of 2105 Rowley ave., U.S. district attorney for the western Wisconsin district, who died Thursday, will be held Monday at 9 am in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Darlington, with the Rev. Fr. Bernard Doyle officiating. Burial will be in Holy Rosary cemetery.
The rosary will be said tonight at 8 in the Fitch-Lawrence funeral home, Madison, with the Rev. Fr. Ralph D. Goggins officiating. The body will be taken to Darlington Sunday.
Thomas R. King, Oconomowoc chairman of the state Democratic committee, expressed his condolence in the following words: I was deeply shocked to hear of John Boyle's death. His outstanding characteristic was his loyalty to his friends and his party. I will miss his wise counsel. The Wisconsin Bar association has lost one of its outstanding attorneys.
The Capital Times 11 Mar 1944
John J. Boyle, 57, U.S. district attorney for western Wisconsin since 1935, died Thursday night 12 hours after he had been taken from his home to a Madison hospital. Death was caused by a heart ailment with which he had suffered since he was ill with pneumonia last November.
Mr. Boyle was in the hospital for several weeks during his first illness but after he had recovered, he was able to resume his duties in the federal building. Several weeks ago, he again was taken to the hospital where he remained 10 days. Since his release he had been at his office several times. Thursday his condition again became serious, and he was immediately taken to the hospital.
Born in Gratiot, Lafayette County, Mr. Boyle was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John J. Boyle, Sr. When he was a boy, his parents moved to Darlington where the father was engaged in the lumber business. Mr. Boyle attended the grade and high schools and in 1910 was graduated from Creighton university.
He served as a member of the Darlington school board and was elected district attorney, serving two terms from 1918 to 1922. He was the first Democrat to win the county prosecutor's election in 20 years. After his graduation from law school, he began to practice law at Darlington. During presidential campaigns he was active in making speeches for Democratic candidates, especially on the national ticket.
In 1928 and 1930 Mr. Boyle was the Democratic nominee for attorney general of Wisconsin and in 1932 was nominated by his party as its candidate for congress, from the third district.
When it became evident in 1933 that Mr. Boyle would be recommended for U.S. district attorney, Stanley Ryan, Janesville, the Republican incumbent of the office, appointed Mr. Boyle an assistant as successor Lyman T. Powell, resigned.
When Ryan's term expired in February 1935, Pres. Roosevelt nominated Mr. Boyle and the senate confirmed him. He was reappointed twice and at the time of his death was serving his third term.
During Mr. Boyle's encumbrance many important cases were tried in federal court here, including the famous oil cases in 1936 and 1937. When Mr. Boyle ran for attorney general it was the first time in 50 years that Lafayette County had a candidate for state office.
In his capacity as district attorney Mr. Boyle cooperated with a board appointed to consider all personal matters arising in connection with enemy aliens. Members of the board are William Ryan, the Rev. A.W. Swan, Duane Bowman, and Prof. Robert L. Reynolds. In Madison, Mr. Boyle attended Blessed Sacrament church. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Surviving Mr. Boyle are his wife, one son, Lieut. John Boyle Jr., with the army at Buckley Field, Col.; two daughters, Mary Elizabeth and Rose-Ann, both at home; five brothers, Hugh J. and Bernard Boyle, attorneys at Omaha; Frank, Wilfred and Edward all of Darlington; and one sister, Sister Mary Bernard, Peoria, Ill. Wilfred Boyle is an attorney, practicing at Darlington. Lieut. Boyle is on his way to Madison.
Funeral services will be held in the Holy Rosary church at Darlington Monday morning. The body will be at the Fitch-Lawrence funeral home until Sunday when it will be taken to Darlington.
Wisconsin State Journal 10 Mar 1944
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Funeral services for John J. Boyle, 58, of 2105 Rowley ave., U.S. district attorney for the western Wisconsin district, who died Thursday, will be held Monday at 9 am in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Darlington, with the Rev. Fr. Bernard Doyle officiating. Burial will be in Holy Rosary cemetery.
The rosary will be said tonight at 8 in the Fitch-Lawrence funeral home, Madison, with the Rev. Fr. Ralph D. Goggins officiating. The body will be taken to Darlington Sunday.
Thomas R. King, Oconomowoc chairman of the state Democratic committee, expressed his condolence in the following words: I was deeply shocked to hear of John Boyle's death. His outstanding characteristic was his loyalty to his friends and his party. I will miss his wise counsel. The Wisconsin Bar association has lost one of its outstanding attorneys.
The Capital Times 11 Mar 1944
Mr. Boyle was in the hospital for several weeks during his first illness but after he had recovered, he was able to resume his duties in the federal building. Several weeks ago, he again was taken to the hospital where he remained 10 days. Since his release he had been at his office several times. Thursday his condition again became serious, and he was immediately taken to the hospital.
Born in Gratiot, Lafayette County, Mr. Boyle was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John J. Boyle, Sr. When he was a boy, his parents moved to Darlington where the father was engaged in the lumber business. Mr. Boyle attended the grade and high schools and in 1910 was graduated from Creighton university.
He served as a member of the Darlington school board and was elected district attorney, serving two terms from 1918 to 1922. He was the first Democrat to win the county prosecutor's election in 20 years. After his graduation from law school, he began to practice law at Darlington. During presidential campaigns he was active in making speeches for Democratic candidates, especially on the national ticket.
In 1928 and 1930 Mr. Boyle was the Democratic nominee for attorney general of Wisconsin and in 1932 was nominated by his party as its candidate for congress, from the third district.
When it became evident in 1933 that Mr. Boyle would be recommended for U.S. district attorney, Stanley Ryan, Janesville, the Republican incumbent of the office, appointed Mr. Boyle an assistant as successor Lyman T. Powell, resigned.
When Ryan's term expired in February 1935, Pres. Roosevelt nominated Mr. Boyle and the senate confirmed him. He was reappointed twice and at the time of his death was serving his third term.
During Mr. Boyle's encumbrance many important cases were tried in federal court here, including the famous oil cases in 1936 and 1937. When Mr. Boyle ran for attorney general it was the first time in 50 years that Lafayette County had a candidate for state office.
In his capacity as district attorney Mr. Boyle cooperated with a board appointed to consider all personal matters arising in connection with enemy aliens. Members of the board are William Ryan, the Rev. A.W. Swan, Duane Bowman, and Prof. Robert L. Reynolds. In Madison, Mr. Boyle attended Blessed Sacrament church. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Surviving Mr. Boyle are his wife, one son, Lieut. John Boyle Jr., with the army at Buckley Field, Col.; two daughters, Mary Elizabeth and Rose-Ann, both at home; five brothers, Hugh J. and Bernard Boyle, attorneys at Omaha; Frank, Wilfred and Edward all of Darlington; and one sister, Sister Mary Bernard, Peoria, Ill. Wilfred Boyle is an attorney, practicing at Darlington. Lieut. Boyle is on his way to Madison.
Funeral services will be held in the Holy Rosary church at Darlington Monday morning. The body will be at the Fitch-Lawrence funeral home until Sunday when it will be taken to Darlington.
Wisconsin State Journal 10 Mar 1944
_________________________________________________________________
Funeral services for John J. Boyle, 58, of 2105 Rowley ave., U.S. district attorney for the western Wisconsin district, who died Thursday, will be held Monday at 9 am in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Darlington, with the Rev. Fr. Bernard Doyle officiating. Burial will be in Holy Rosary cemetery.
The rosary will be said tonight at 8 in the Fitch-Lawrence funeral home, Madison, with the Rev. Fr. Ralph D. Goggins officiating. The body will be taken to Darlington Sunday.
Thomas R. King, Oconomowoc chairman of the state Democratic committee, expressed his condolence in the following words: I was deeply shocked to hear of John Boyle's death. His outstanding characteristic was his loyalty to his friends and his party. I will miss his wise counsel. The Wisconsin Bar association has lost one of its outstanding attorneys.
The Capital Times 11 Mar 1944
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