About Emmet D. Boyle
Lived 1879 – 1926 (aged 46). Emmet D. Boyle was an American engineer, mining engineer, politician and governor.
Emmet Derby Boyle (July 26, 1879 – January 3, 1926) was an American politician who was the 13th governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Biography Boyle was born on July 26, 1879, in Gold Hill, Nevada, making him the first governor of Nevada to be born in the state. He was a mining engineer, and was the Governor of Nevada from 1915 to 1923. He also served as president of the Reno Chamber of Commerce. and gained prominence for his opposition to boxing. In 1918, he refused to allow Fred Fulton and Jess Willard to fight in the state.
After retiring as governor, he served as publisher of the Nevada State Journal.
Boyle died on January 3, 1926, in Reno, Nevada, at the age of 46.
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Who was Emmet D. Boyle?
American politician (1879-1926)
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Emmet D. Boyle was born on 26 July 1879 in Virginia City.
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Emmet D. Boyle died on 3 January 1926 in Reno.
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Emmet D. Boyle was an engineer, mining engineer, politician and governor.
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Emmet D. Boyle was American.
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