James Boyce (Louisiana politician)
| James Harvey "Jimmy" Boyce, Sr. | |
|---|---|
| State Chairman, Louisiana Republican Party | |
|
In office 1972–1976 |
|
| Preceded by | Charles deGravelles |
| Succeeded by | John H. Cade, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 6, 1922 |
| Died | May 15, 1990 (aged 67) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Greenoaks Memorial Park in Baton Rouge |
| Spouse(s) | Katherine Jane Thibaut Boyce (married c. 1942 – 1990, his death) |
| Children |
James H. Boyce, Jr. |
| Parents | Clarence George and Nora Leota Clark Boyce |
| Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Baton Rouge High School |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy pilot (1942–1943) |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
October 6, 1922
Carrollton, Carroll County
James H. Boyce, Jr.
John Clark Boyce
Baton Rouge High School
Culver Military Academy
James Harvey Boyce, Sr., known as Jimmy Boyce (October 6, 1922 – May 15, 1990) was a businessman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, who from 1972 to 1976 was the state chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party. During his tenure, the GOP carried the state in the reelection sweep of U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and in the initial elections in 1972 and 1975 of the first Republican members from Louisiana to the United States House of Representatives since the Reconstruction era.
Boyce was born to the Iowa natives Clarence George Boyce (1887–1974) and the former Nora Leota Clark (1994–1984) in Carrollton in Carroll County in north central Missouri but moved south to Baton Rouge because Clarence Boyce was engaged in the construction of levees along the Mississippi River. In 1939, James Boyce graduated from Baton Rouge High School and attended Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana, and for a year, Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
...
Wikipedia