Thomas J. Boynton | |
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United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | |
In office 1917–1920 |
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Preceded by | George Weston Anderson |
Succeeded by | Daniel J. Gallagher |
Massachusetts Attorney General | |
In office 1914–1915 |
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Preceded by | James M. Swift |
Succeeded by | Henry Converse Atwill |
Majority | 8,102 |
Delegate to the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention | |
In office June 6, 1917 – April 6, 1918 |
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Mayor of Everett, Massachusetts |
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In office 1903 – 1904 |
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Preceded by | Charles Bruce |
Succeeded by | H. Heustis Newton |
In office 1905 – 1907 |
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Preceded by | H. Heustis Newton |
Succeeded by | Charles Bruce |
Personal details | |
Born | December 30, 1856 Westfield, Vermont |
Died | April 14, 1945 (aged 88) |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Thomas Jefferson Boynton (December 30, 1856 – April 14, 1945) was a U.S. political figure who served in 1882 as a member of the Vermont legislature, the city solicitor and the Mayor of Everett, Massachusetts and as the Massachusetts Attorney General.
Boynton was born in Westfield, Vermont.
In 1916 the Massachusetts legislature and electorate approved a calling of a Constitutional Convention. In May 1917, Boynton was elected to serve as a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917, representing the Twentieth Middlesex District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.