Stephen A. Boyer (March 31, 1828 – April 12, 1904) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the

Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the Maryland General Assembly, legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House ...

, representing Kent County from 1868 to 1870 and 1878 to 1880.

Early life

Stephen A. Boyer was born on March 31, 1828, in

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Career

Boyer was a Democrat. He served as a member of the

, representing Kent County from 1868 to 1870 and from 1876 to 1878. Boyer owned several farms near Sassafras, Maryland.

Personal life

Boyer married Agnes. His wife died in 1902. He was a vestryman of St. Clements Protestant Episcopal Church in

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and St. Anne's Church in

Middletown, Delaware Middletown is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2021 Census, the population of the town is 24,164. Geography and climate Middletown is located at (39.4495560, –75.7163207) with an elevation of . According ...

. He moved to Middletown in 1895. He lived on Cass Street and West Main Street in Middletown. Boyer died on April 12, 1904, in Middletown. He was buried at "Homestead" near Massey.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boyer, Stephen A. 1828 births 1904 deaths People from Kent County, Maryland People from Middletown, Delaware Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates Farmers from Maryland 19th-century members of the Maryland General Assembly