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Boyles

Boyles is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Charles Boyles (died 1816), English Vice-admiral of the Royal Navy *James Boyles Murray (1789–1866), businessman and leading member of New York society *Emerson R. Boyles (1881–1960), American lawyer and judge *Harry Boyles (1911–2005), pitcher in Major League Baseball *Edgar William Boyles (1921–2001), senior British civil servant who became Under-Secretary at the Inland Revenue (1975–81) *Harlan E. Boyles (1929–2003), politician and public servant, North Carolina State Treasurer (1977–2001) *Erico Boyles Aumentado (1940–2012), former governor of Bohol, congressman, deputy speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives **Governor Boyles, one of the 44 barangays of the municipality of Ubay, in Bohol, named after Governor Boyles *Peter Boyles (born 1943), radio talk show personality *Kevin Boyles (born 1967), former volleyball player for Canada *Devarr Boyles (born 1970), retired Bermudian professional football player and now manager *Chris Boyles (born 1980), American decathlete *Matthew Boyles (born 1982), American race walker *Denis Boyles, journalist, editor, university lecturer and the author/editor of several books *William Boyles, Wisconsin Territory legislator *Nathan Boyles, Florida state legislator

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Boyles is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Charles Boyles (died 1816), English Vice-admiral of the Royal Navy *James Boyles Murray (1789–1866), businessman and leading member of New York society *Emerson R. Boyles (1881–1960), American lawyer and judge *Harry Boyles (1911–2005), pitcher in Major League Baseball *Edgar William Boyles (1921–2001), senior British civil servant who became Under-Secretary at the Inland Revenue (1975–81) *Harlan E. Boyles (1929–2003), politician and public servant, North Carolina State Treasurer (1977–2001) *Erico Boyles Aumentado (1940–2012), former governor of Bohol, congressman, deputy speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives **Governor Boyles, one of the 44 barangays of the municipality of Ubay, in Bohol, named after Governor Boyles *Peter Boyles (born 1943), radio talk show personality *Kevin Boyles (born 1967), former volleyball player for Canada *Devarr Boyles (born 1970), retired Bermudian professional football player and now manager *Chris Boyles (born 1980), American decathlete *Matthew Boyles (born 1982), American race walker *Denis Boyles, journalist, editor, university lecturer and the author/editor of several books *William Boyles, Wisconsin Territory legislator *Nathan Boyles, Florida state legislator

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1943 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of death: 1816 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1943". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of death is "1816". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1297664980

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.