Edwin T. Boykin

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(1898-08-27) (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

Boykin 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

Boykin married Katie G. Bizzell on December 28, 1876, they had several children.[2]

Political career

Boykin 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

In 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

Boykin died suddenly on August 27, 1898, after "a stroke of apoplexy". He was buried in Raleigh the next day.[7]

References

1. Connor, R.D.W. (1913), A Manual of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Historical Commission, p. 804.
2. Dowd, Jerome (1888), Sketches of Prominent living North Carolinians, Raleigh, North Carolina: Edwards & Broughton, p. 125.
3. Justesen, Benjamin R. (2001), George Henry White: An Even Chance in the Race of Life, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, p. 106.
4. Dowd, Jerome (1888), Sketches of Prominent living North Carolinians, Raleigh, North Carolina: Edwards & Broughton, p. 126.
5. 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.
6. Smith, Frank Charles (January 1897), The American Lawyer, Volume 5, Raleigh, North Carolina: Stumpf & Steurer, p. 30.
7. "JUDGE BOYKIN DEAD", The Landmark, Tuesday, August 30, 1898, Statesville, North Carolina, United States Of America

Political offices
Preceded by William T. Dortch	6th President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate 1885 –1887	Succeeded by Edwin W. Kerr
Legal offices
Preceded by Allmand A. McKoy	Judge for the Sixth Judicial Circuit of the North Carolina Superior Court 1885 – December 1896	Succeeded by Oliver Hicks Harrison Allen