William H. Boole (1827 – February 24, 1896) was a pastor of the

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in the Bowery in New York City.

Biography

He was the son of John Boole and Magdalene Jane (Ackerman) Boole, and he had a brother Francis John Ackerman Boole who ran unsuccessfully for

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. William married Eunice Goodwin around 1843. He ran in the New York state election, 1882 on the

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ticket for Lieutenant Governor of New York. He declined a nomination in 1883. He married Ella Alexander on July 3, 1883. He was a trustee and juryman for

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. He died on February 24, 1896, at his home in

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boole, William H. 1827 births 1896 deaths American Methodist clergy New York (state) Prohibitionists 19th-century Methodists 19th-century American clergy