Ignatius Boyle

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Ignatius Boyle
Born	January 1, 1882 Fremantle , Western Australia
Died	June 15, 1960 Mount Lawley, Western Australia
Nationality	Australian
Education	CBC Perth^[1]
Occupation	Politician
Spouse	Catherine Mary Murphy
Children	Four
Parents	Francis William Boyle & Ellen Kelly

Ignatius George Boyle (1 January 1882 - 15 June 1960) was a politician from Western Australia. He was educated at Christian Brothers College, Perth and left school in 1897 for a job in the Western Australian Government Railways.

He married Catherine Mary Murphy on September 9, 1908. Together they had four children.

Boyle became a member of the Albany Municipal Council in 1915-1920 and stood for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly in 1924 and 1927, both times losing out to fellow Country Party member, John Lindsay. In 1930 he again contested the Toodyay seat, losing out once more.

He was president of the Wheatgrowers' Union from 1931-1935 and chairman of directors of its newsletter - The Wheatgrower.

In May 1935, he accepted a nomination to become the Member for Avon from the Country Party. He was defeated by a Labor candidate in 1943, he appealed and was soundly beaten in the by-election of 1944. He stood unsuccessfully for the Senate just two years later.

Ignatius Boyle died on 15 June 1960 and was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery.