John J. Boyle

Early life Boyle was born January 19, 1919, in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Hawley High School in Hawley, Pennsylvania, in 1936; he did not obtain a college degree. He joined the United States Army during World War II, serving in the First Armored Division. and establishing the GPO's Electronic Photocomposition Division.

Upon McCormick's resignation, President Jimmy Carter nominated Boyle to be Public Printer of the United States. Boyle was confirmed by the Senate on October 27, and sworn in on November 1. He was the first Public Printer to rise through the ranks of agency craftsmen.

Boyle's term as Public Printer was marked by an acceleration of the GPO's computerization and electronic publication, and movement from manual metal typesetting to photocomposition. During his term, most congressional committee hearing proceedings were photocomposed, and all congressional bill printing had been converted to being electronically processed.

Boyle retired from the GPO February 29, 1980.

Death Boyle died from a stroke on December 29, 2003, at the Holy Cross Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. He was 84 years old.