Ed Boyle was an American politician who served as the Oklahoma Chief Mine Inspector and in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing Haskell County.

Ed Boyle
Boyle circa 1910
2nd Chief Mine Inspector of Oklahoma
In office
January 1911 – January 1927
GovernorLee Cruce
Robert L. Williams
James B. A. Robertson
Jack C. Walton
Martin E. Trapp
Preceded byPete Hanraty
Succeeded byMiller D. Hay
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
In office
November 16, 1907 – November 16, 1910
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byH. H. Edwards
ConstituencyHaskell County
Personal details
Born1867
Kentucky, US
Political partyDemocratic Party

Biography

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Ed Boyle was born in 1867 in Kentucky. He moved to Missouri in 1897 and worked there as a miner, participating in a 1898 strike. He worked on the 1899 gubernatorial campaign for William Goebel, before his assassination. After working the campaign, he moved to Texas before settling in Indian Territory in 1901. He was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1907 and reelected without opposition in 1908.[1] He was elected as a member of the Democratic Party as Chief Mine Inspector in the 1910 Oklahoma elections, defeating incumbent Pete Hanraty.[2] He served in office from 1911 to 1927. He was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar Association in 1923, but never practiced. He ran in the 1926 Oklahoma gubernatorial election as an independent. He died of a stroke on July 17, 1935.[3]

Electoral history

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1910 Oklahoma Chief Mine Inspector Democratic primary (August 2, 1910)[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Boyle 51,394 51.8%
Democratic Pete Hanraty (incumbent) 47,726 48.2%
Turnout 99,120  
1910 Oklahoma Chief Mine Inspector election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ed Boyle 117,248 49.8% −5.0%
Republican John H. Hall 93,988 39.9% −1.2%
Socialist David G. Jackson 24,000 10.2% +6.3%
Democratic hold Swing
1926 Oklahoma gubernatorial election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry S. Johnston 213,167 55.0 +0.6%
Republican Omer K. Benedict 170,714 44.0 −0.7%
Farmer–Labor John Franing 1,646 0.4 New
Socialist E. H. H. Gates 1,350 0.3 −0.4%
Independent Ed Boyle 431 0.1 N/A
Democratic hold Swing +0.6%

References

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  1. ^ Corden, Seth K.; Richards, William B. (1912). The Oklahoma Red Book. Oklahoma City. pp. 122–123. Retrieved 25 February 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b c "1907-1912 Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Ed Boyle" (Obituary). Harlow's Weekly. July 27, 1935. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. ^ "1922-1926 results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. pp. 34, 40, 48.