Frank M. Boyce

Frank Marcellus Boyce was an American physician and Senator from New York.

Life

He was born on August 3, 1851, in Schodack, Rensselaer County, New York, the son of Anson Mead Boyce and Caroline Boyce. He attended the public schools in Saratoga Springs. He graduated from Albany Medical College in 1872, was licensed to practice medicine by the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1873, and practiced medicine in Saratoga Springs. On February 5, 1874, he married Kate Payne, and they had three children.
He was Coroner of Saratoga County from 1878 to 1881; a trustee of the Village of Saratoga Springs from 1881 to 1888; Supervisor of the Town of Saratoga Springs in 1889; and a member of the New York State Assembly in 1890.
In 1891, he returned to Schodack where he lived on a farm and practiced medicine. On August 9, 1896, he married Emma Van Buren. He was Supervisor of the Town of Schodack in 1896; and a member of the New York State Senate in 1899 and 1900.
He was again a member of the State Senate in 1907 and 1908.
He died in 1931; and was buried at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Schodack, New York.

His son, Frank Marcellus Boyce, Jr., wrote a book on Women's Suffrage in 1913.
The book is titled Governor Jane: a story of the new woman.