Rev. Charles B. Boynton
Charles Brandon Boynton (1806–1883)[1] was the first president of Howard University and also served as chaplain of the United States House of Representatives.
During his tenure as chaplain of the House of Representatives, Boynton was also the congregational minister of Washington's First Congregational Church, which, at the time, met in the House chamber.[2]
Boynton was the author of A History of the Navy During the Rebellion. The book is about the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
Sources
- ↑ Boynton, Charles Brandon; Mason, Timothy B. (1855). "A Journey through Kansas; with sketches of Nebraska, etc".
- ↑ Religion and the Founding of the AMerican Republic
External links
- Charles B. Boynton profile at House.gov
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