Charles Augustus Boyle

Democrat Representative of Illinois's 12th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 1, 1907 (52 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1959

Death

Served as a U.S. Representative for Illinois’s 12th congressional district from 1955 until his death in 1959.
Born in Spring Lake, Michigan, and had Irish paternal grandparents.
Died in a car accident after his vehicle crashed into an elevated train pillar.
Was in his third term in office at the time of his death.
Died after campaigning for fellow Democrats in elections.
The 12th district remained unrepresented for more than a year after his death until the 1960 general elections.
Married to Helen L. Shaughnessy and was the father of eight children.
Grandfather of actress Lara Flynn Boyle.