John K. Boies | |
State Senate: | Michigan |
District: | 6th |
Term Start: | January 1, 1875 |
Term End: | December 31, 1876 |
Predecessor: | Charles E. Mickley |
Successor: | Roland B. C. Newcomb |
State Senate2: | Michigan |
District2: | 8th |
Term Start2: | January 1, 1869 |
Term End2: | December 31, 1870 |
Predecessor2: | Charles Croswell |
Successor2: | James P. Cawley |
State House3: | Michigan |
District3: | Lenawee County 1st |
Term Start3: | January 1, 1865 |
Term End3: | December 31, 1868 |
Predecessor3: | Noah K. Green |
Successor3: | Charles A. Jewell |
Birth Date: | 6 December 1828 |
Birth Place: | Blandford, Massachusetts, US |
Death Place: | Washington, D.C., US |
Party: | Republican |
John Keep Boies (December 6, 1828August 21, 1891) was an American politician.
John K. Boies was born on December 6, 1828, in Blandford, Massachusetts, to parents Lemuel and Experience Boies. John moved to Hudson, Michigan, in 1845.[1]
Boies served as village president of Hudson Village for two terms. On November 8, 1864, Boies was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives where he represented the Lenawee County 1st district from January 4, 1865, to December 31, 1868. On November 3, 1868, Boies was elected to the Michigan Senate where he represented the 8th district from January 6, 1869, to December 31, 1870. On November 3, 1874, Boies was elected to the Michigan Senate where he represented the 6th district from January 6, 1875, to December 31, 1876. During his last term in the state senate, Boies served as president pro tempore of the chamber. In 1881, Boies was appointed to the Board of Indian Commissioners by U.S. President James A. Garfield. He served on this board until his resignation on January 15, 1886.[1]
Boies died on August 21, 1891, in Washington, D.C.[1]