John H. Boone
John H. Boone | |
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| Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly for White Bay | |
| In office November 6, 1882 – November 16, 1884 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Albert Bradshaw |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Hoyles Boone April 30, 1848 |
| Died | November 16, 1884 (aged 36) St. John's, Newfoundland Colony |
| Party | Conservative |
| Education | Church of England Academy |
John Hoyles Boone (April 30, 1848 – November 16, 1884) was a lawyer and politician in Newfoundland. He represented White Bay in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1882 until his death.
Politics
[edit]Boone was born on April 30, 1848 in Twillingate as the son of the Reverend Thomas Boone, originally from Hampton, New Brunswick, and a woman (née Sinnott) who was descended from a United Empire Loyalist family.[1] He was educated there and at the Church of England Academy in St. John's. Boone went on to study law and was called to the bar in 1870.[2] He practised law in partnership with James Gervé Conroy from 1872.[3] Boone was named solicitor for the Newfoundland assembly in 1874 and served until 1882, when he was elected to the assembly.[2]
Boone died of pneumonia at St. John's at the age of 36.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Morris, Right Hon. Edward (December 1919). "Parliamentary and Bar Recollections: John Hoyles Boone". Newfoundland Quarterly. 19 (3): 1–11. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- 1 2 Bown, Christine (1981). "Boone, John Hoyles". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1. p. 227.
- ↑ Story, G M (1998). "James Gervé Conroy". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIV (1911–1920) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
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