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William Francis Boykett 1912 - 1997

William Francis Boykett of Somerville, Shire of Mornington Peninsula County, VIC Australia was born on October 23, 1912 in Carlton, City of Melbourne County to Francis William Boykett and Florence Mabel Evangeline Armstrong. He had siblings Norman Reginald King Boykett, Esther Irene May Boykett, Daisy Eileen Lucy Boykett, Maurice Hughes Lucian Boykett, Mavis Emily Boykett, and Francis John Hebbert Boykett. William Boykett died at age 85 years old on December 14, 1997 in Somerville, Shire of Mornington Peninsula County.
William Francis Boykett
Somerville, Shire of Mornington Peninsula County, VIC 3912, Australia
October 23, 1912
Carlton, City of Melbourne County, VIC, 3053, Australia
December 14, 1997
Somerville, Shire of Mornington Peninsula County, VIC, 3912, Australia
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  • 10/23
    1912

    Birthday

    October 23, 1912
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    Carlton, City of Melbourne County, VIC 3053, Australia
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  • 12/14
    1997

    Death

    December 14, 1997
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Somerville, Shire of Mornington Peninsula County, VIC 3912, Australia
    Death location
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In 1912, in the year that William Francis Boykett was born, in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.
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In 1926, at the age of only 14 years old, William was alive when on November 15th, NBC was founded. It was the U.S.'s first major broadcast network. Ownership of the network was split between RCA (a majority partner at 50%), its founding corporate parent General Electric (which owned 30%), and Westinghouse (which owned the remaining 20%).
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