URI(s)
Fuller Name
- Peter Paul
Variants
- Boyton, Captain (Paul), 1848-1924
- Boyton, Capt. (Paul), 1848-1924
- Boynton, Paul, 1848-1924
- Boyton, Peter Paul, 1848-1924
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1848-06-29
Death Date
- 1924-04-19
Birth Place
- Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Occupation
(itoamc) Adventurers
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: Programme : Capt. Boyton's world's water show, Earl's Court, London, 1894, 1894
- found: Coney Island history site, July 29, 2002:article on Sea Lion Park (Captain Paul Boyton; performed a succession of swimming feats in Europe; d. Apr. 19, 1924)
- found: RLIN, Feb. 6, 2003(hdg.: Boyton, Paul, 1848- ; usage: Paul Boyton)
- found: Capt. Boynton feeding his pets, 1899, c1902:(Capt. Boynton; film not viewed)
- found: Biograph bulletins, 1896-1908, c1971:p.69 (Capt. Paul Boyton feeding his pets) p. 426 (Capt. Paul Boynton feeding his pets)
- found: Wikipedia WWW site, viewed June 14, 2019(Paul Boyton; surname often misspelled Boynton; born, June 29, 1848; died, April 19, 1924; showman and adventurer; sometimes credited as having spurred worldwide interest in water sports as a hobby, particularly open-water swimming; opened Paul Boyton's Water Chutes in Chicago in 1894; opened the Sea Lion Park on Coney Island in 1895)
- found: U.S. Passport Applications, 1796-1925 viewed June 14, 2019 via Ancestry.compassport issued 17Nov1915 (Paul Boyton; born June 29, 1848 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) passport issued 2Dec1870 (Peter Paul Boyton; born June 29, 1848)
- found: New York times, April 20, 1924, viewed online June 14, 2019 via ProQuest Historical Newspapersp. 22 (Captain Paul Boyton, inventor of "Shoot the Chute" and of a pneumatic rubber suit in which he crossed the English Channel; died at home in Brooklyn, New York on Friday (April 18); famous as a swimmer, aquatic showman and ornithologist)
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Change Notes
- 2003-02-06: new
- 2019-06-14: revised
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