William H. Boole
Appearance
William H. Boole (1827 – February 24, 1896) was a pastor of the Willet Street Methodist Church 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 Mayor of New York City.[1] William married Eunice Goodwin around 1843. He ran in the New York state election, 1882 on the Prohibition Party ticket for Lieutenant Governor of New York.[2] He declined a nomination in 1883.[2] He married Ella Alexander on July 3, 1883.[1]
He was a trustee and juryman for Prohibition Park on Staten Island.[3]
He died on February 24, 1896 at his home in Prohibition Park.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "William H. Boole". New York Times. February 25, 1896. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
William H. Boole. The Rev. William H. Boole, D.D., a prominent clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church and widely known as a temperance lecturer and evangelist, died at 1 o'clock yesterday morning at his Home, Prohibition Park, Staten Island. Dr. Boole, who was sixty-eight years old, had been slightly indisposed for a week, but was preparing to fill several engagements to lecture this week. ...
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(help) - ^ a b "Boole Declines". New York Times. October 3, 1883. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
At the meeting of the Kings County Prohibition Alliance last evening, at No. 111 Fultonstreet, Brooklyn, a letter was received from the Rev. William H. Boole, the candidate of the ... William H. Boole, the candidate of the Alliance [said he was] declining the nomination. Mr. Boole stated he had prayerfully considered the nomination, ...
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(help) - ^ "Prohibition Park". Sunday Herald. August 11, 1895. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
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