John H. Boone
Lawyer and politician in Newfoundland
About John H. Boone
Lived 1848 – 1884 (aged 36).
John Hoyles Boone (April 30, 1848 – November 16, 1884) was a lawyer and politician in Newfoundland. He represented White Bay in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1882 until his death.
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Boone was born on April 30, 1848 in Twillingate as the son of the Reverend Thomas Boone, originally from Hampton, New Brunswick, and a woman (née Sinnott) who was descended from a United Empire Loyalist family. He was educated there and at the Church of England Academy in St. John's. Boone went on to study law and was called to the bar in 1870. Boone was named solicitor for the Newfoundland assembly in 1874 and served until 1882, when he was elected to the assembly.
Boone died of pneumonia at St. John's at the age of 36.
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lawyer and politician in Newfoundland (1848-1884)
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John H. Boone was born on 30 April 1848.
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John H. Boone died on 16 November 1884.
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