John Henry Boalt (March 29, 1837 – May 9, 1901) was an attorney who resided in Oakland, California, in the late 19th century.
Education
After graduating from Amherst College in 1857, Boalt attended the University of Heidelberg School of Mining.
Career
He left Germany to enlist in the Union Army and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Eleventh Ohio Cavalry as a member of the Signal Corps in the American Civil War. He served throughout the rest of the War. and worked in mining, but soon entered the legal profession.
Personal life
Boalt married Elizabeth Josselyn (born Hanover, Massachusetts, 30 June 1838) on 31 July 1866, in Waverley, Massachusetts,
Because of Boalt's perceived racist legacy, Berkeley law lecturer Charles P. Reichmann proposed in 2018 that the building be renamed.
References
External links
- Connecticut State Library Obituary Sketch