Emmet D. Boyle | |
Order: | 13th |
Office: | Governor of Nevada |
Term Start: | January 4, 1915 |
Term End: | January 1, 1923 |
Lieutenant: | Maurice J. Sullivan |
Predecessor: | Tasker Oddie |
Successor: | James G. Scrugham |
Birth Name: | Emmet Derby Boyle |
Birth Date: | 26 July 1879 |
Birth Place: | Gold Hill, Nevada, U.S. |
Death Place: | Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Resting Place: | Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno |
Spouse: | Vida Margaret McClure |
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.
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.[1] He also served as president of the Reno Chamber of Commerce.
As governor, he gained prominence for his opposition to boxing.[2] 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.