[1] He attended Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, graduating with honors in 1843 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

[2] Boise had become engaged to her in Massachusetts, with her and her family sailing around Cape Horn to attend the wedding.

[2] Also in 1851, he was appointed by Oregon Supreme Court justice Orville C. Pratt as a district attorney.

[3] In 1852, he purchased some land in Polk County, Oregon, and renamed the community there Ellendale after his wife.

[2] In 1852, the Oregon Territorial Legislature selected Boise to be the prosecuting attorney for Districts 1 and 2, which covered most of the Willamette Valley.

[6] The following year, he was selected to help codify Oregon's laws, along with James K. Kelly and Daniel R.

[2] In 1857, Boise was appointed to the Territorial Supreme Court by U.S. President James Buchanan to replace Cyrus Olney, beginning service in 1858.

[3] With the new court, all prior judges lost their seats and the three positions were filled by appointment of the governor.

[1] Judge Boise has probably done more than any other man to systematize the practice of law in this state and to raise it to a high standard.

[1] He also spent five terms as the master of the state grange association, and owned the Ellendale Woolen Mill.

[8] Former U.S. Attorney General George Henry Williams gave the eulogy at the funeral, with many prominent politicians and officials in attendance.

[3] At the time of his death, Boise owned more than 2,600 acres (11 km2) of farmland spread across three farms in Marion and Polk counties.