Charles A. Boyle
American politician
Charles Augustus Boyle (August 13, 1907 – November 4, 1959) was an American politician who was a U.S. representative from Chicago's north side representing Illinois's 12th congressional district from 1955 to his death in a car accident.
Early life, education, and career
Boyle was born in Spring Lake, Michigan on August 13, 1907, the son of Rose (née Marsh) and Michael Melvin Boyle. His paternal grandparents were Irish.
Boyle grew up on his parents' farm for much of his youth. He also spent another portion of his youth in Hammond, Indiana. After leaving his parents' farm for Illinois, he attended Mount Carmel High School in Chicago, and graduated from the high school in 1925.
In 1930, Boyle graduated from Loyola University Chicago with an undergraduate degree, and in 1933 he graduated from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law with a law degree. He worked Chicago Motor Coach Company as a student, being employed as bus driver for seven years, including the years he received his degrees. He was admitted to the Illinois state bar association in 1934, and began working as a lawyer in Chicago. In 1937 and 1938, he worked for a period as a zone attorney for the Federal Housing Administration.
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