Harlan E. Boyles
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Harlan E. Boyles was a politician and public servant in North Carolina
, who served as North Carolina State Treasurer
from January 1977 to January 2001.
Boyles grew up in Lincoln County, North Carolina
, where his father farmed and owned a country store. As a boy, Boyles was afflicted with polio. He attended the University of Georgia
and then transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
, where he earned an accounting degree in 1951.
Boyles went to work for the state, first in the state Department of Revenue and later for the Tax Study Commission. For sixteen years, he was Deputy State Treasurer for Treasurer Edwin M. Gill. When Gill retired, Boyles ran for the office as a Democrat in the 1976 election and won. He was re-elected in 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996, for a total of twenty-four years in office. He did not seek re-election in 2000.
According to an obituary, Boyles "won universal respect for his conservative approach to the handling of state money and his wise counsel to governors and legislative leaders. North Carolina maintained its AAA credit rating, saving the state's taxpayers millions of dollars in interest."http://cache.zoominfo.com/cachedpage/?archive_id=0&page_id=386917946&page_url=%2f%2fwww.newsargus.com%2fnewsport%2fedit%2f01282003.html&page_last_updated=1%2f29%2f2003+5%3a11%3a25+PM&firstName=Harlan&lastName=Boyles
Boyles died on January 23, 2003, at his home in Raleigh
after a battle with cancer.
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, who served as North Carolina State Treasurer
North Carolina State Treasurer
The North Carolina State Treasurer is a statewide elected office in the U.S. state of North Carolina responsible for overseeing the financial operations of state government. The current state treasurer is Janet Cowell....
from January 1977 to January 2001.
Boyles grew up in Lincoln County, North Carolina
Lincoln County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 71,498 people, 24,041 households, and 18,174 families residing in the county. The population density was 214 people per square mile . There were 25,717 housing units at an average density of 86 per square mile...
, where his father farmed and owned a country store. As a boy, Boyles was afflicted with polio. He attended the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
and then transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
, where he earned an accounting degree in 1951.
Boyles went to work for the state, first in the state Department of Revenue and later for the Tax Study Commission. For sixteen years, he was Deputy State Treasurer for Treasurer Edwin M. Gill. When Gill retired, Boyles ran for the office as a Democrat in the 1976 election and won. He was re-elected in 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996, for a total of twenty-four years in office. He did not seek re-election in 2000.
According to an obituary, Boyles "won universal respect for his conservative approach to the handling of state money and his wise counsel to governors and legislative leaders. North Carolina maintained its AAA credit rating, saving the state's taxpayers millions of dollars in interest."http://cache.zoominfo.com/cachedpage/?archive_id=0&page_id=386917946&page_url=%2f%2fwww.newsargus.com%2fnewsport%2fedit%2f01282003.html&page_last_updated=1%2f29%2f2003+5%3a11%3a25+PM&firstName=Harlan&lastName=Boyles
Boyles died on January 23, 2003, at his home in Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
after a battle with cancer.
External links
- Obituary from the Triangle Business Journal
- Autobiographical Sketch on Official State Treasurer Website