Benjamin Markley Boyer

Democrat Representative of Pennsylvania's 6th district

  • Representative

    Pennsylvania, district 6

    March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1869

2

Congresses Served

2

House Terms

January 22, 1823 (64 years old)

Birthday

August 16, 1887

Death

  • American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
  • Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1841 and studied law.
  • Admitted to the bar in 1844 and practiced law.
  • Served as deputy attorney general of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, from 1848 to 1850.
  • Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1864 and re-elected in 1866.
  • Involved in the Crédit Mobilier scandal in 1866 by accepting stocks from Thomas Durant.
  • Appointed as a judge of Montgomery County Court in 1882 and served until his death.
  • Died in Norristown, Pennsylvania, in 1887 and was interred in West Laurel Hill Cemetery.