Early Life
Edward Boyce, more commonly known as Ed Boyce, was born in County Donegal, Ireland, in 1862 and was the youngest of four children. His father died at an early age. Young Boyce was educated in local schools. He emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 19.
He worked as a railway construction worker in Wisconsin before moving to Leadville, Colorado, in 1884. He joined the Leadville Miners' Union, an affiliate of the Knights of Labor, but quit in 1886.
He worked at various mines in the Coeur d'Alene district and in Butte, Montana before moving to Wardner, Idaho. He joined the Wardner Miners' Union in 1888 and was elected its corresponding secretary.
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