{{Short description|American politician}} {{for|the British pool player|Karl Boyes (pool player)}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = Karl Boyes portrait.jpg | name = Karl W. Boyes | state_house = Pennsylvania | district = 3rd | term_start = January 6, 1981<ref>{{cite web |title = SESSION OF 1981 - 165TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1|work = Legislative Journal| publisher = Pennsylvania House of Representatives |date = 1981-01-06|url = http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/1981/0/19810106.pdf}}</ref> | term_end = May 11, 2003 | constituency = Part of Erie County | predecessor = David C. DiCarlo | successor = Matthew W. Good | birth_date = March 1, 1936 | birth_place = Erie, Pennsylvania | death_date = {{death date and age|2003|05|11|1936|03|01}} | death_place = | party = Republican | alma_mater = Edinboro State College | occupation = | spouse = | children = | website = }}
'''Karl W. Boyes''' (March 1, 1936 – May 11, 2003) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
==Biography== He was a 1959 graduate of Edinboro State College and attended classes at Allegheny College and Union College.<ref name="official">{{cite web|title=Karl W. Boyes (Republican) |work=Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile |publisher=Pennsylvania House of Representatives |url=http://www2.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/memberinfo/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020202114331/http://www2.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/memberinfo/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3 |archivedate=2002-02-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was first elected to represent the 3rd legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1980, a position he held until his death on May 11, 2003.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cox |first=Harold |title=Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 2003–2004 |format=PDF |publisher=Wilkes University |work=Election Statistics Project |date=November 3, 2004 |url=http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/187H.pdf |accessdate=October 3, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Palattella| first = Ed| title = Colleagues, friends honor Boyes| work = Erie Times-News| publisher = Times Publishing Company| date = 2003-05-20| url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ET&p_theme=et&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FB28FFB5E5EDFCF&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM}}</ref>
He was also a Millcreek Township Supervisor from 1966 until his being elected to the Pennsylvania House in 1980.
The Karl Boyes Multipurpose Trail is a 13.5-mile bike loop through Presque Isle State Park, Erie, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web| title = Biking| work = Tom Ridge Environmental Center at Presque Isle| publisher = Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources| date = | url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/trecpi/outdoors/outdoor-activities.html| archive-url = https://archive.today/20120730175107/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/trecpi/outdoors/outdoor-activities.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = July 30, 2012|quote="The Karl Boyes Multipurpose trail travels a 13.5-mile loop around the park. You will ride along the Presque Isle Bay and return along the lakeside. Many stops along the way offer outdoor exhibits, restrooms and water. The mileage is marked along the trail pavement and plenty of parking is available along the trail. The park has a "share the road" policy in place and it is permitted to ride along the roadway with traffic. It is important to obey all the rules of the road for your safety."}}</ref>
The $100,000 Karl Boyes Northwestern Pa. Memorial Stakes race at Presque Isle Downs is held each year in honor of the former house of representative.
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==External links== *{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000303070100/http://www.house.state.pa.us/members/districts/003/003.htm |date=March 3, 2000 |title=Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Karl W. Boyes (Republican) }} '''official PA House profile (archived)'''
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