William H. Boole (1827 – February 24, 1896) was a pastor of the Willet Street Methodist Church in the Bowery in New York City.
Biography edit
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 edit
- ^ 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. ...
- ^ 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, ...
- ^ "Prohibition Park". Sunday Herald. August 11, 1895. Retrieved 2011-05-03.