Hugh Bovill was the son of Lord and Lady William Bovill. His wife, Charlotte, was a direct descendent of King Edward III. They had two daughters, Dorothy and Gwen. The Bovills found the wilderness of Idaho fascinating and left their England home to seek greater opportunities in …

Sep 24, 2018 · In 1899, Hugh Bovill, an Englishman who had been drawn to the American frontier by tales of ample big game, made plans to buy Warren's Meadow and build a hotel that could...

Nov 24, 2017 · Looking upon a pristine wooded basin in what was considered wilderness in the early 1900’s, Sir Hugh Bovill of England knew he was home. (A historical marker located in Bovill in Latah County, Idaho.)

Hugh Bovill was the son of Sir William Bovill, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. In a large family, he was the youngest of 16 children. English boys of titled families, except the oldest, who inherits, must make their own mark.

An Englishman, Hugh Bovill, came in 1899 to buy Warren’s site “and build a hotel that could accommodate fellow hunters and anglers with an appetite for adventure” because he had been “drawn to the American frontier by tales of ample big game.” 1 The town initially grew because the timber industry was growing and drawing ...

Dec 13, 2000 · Hugh Bovill became the official postmaster in 1907, but the couple soon decided too much had changed for their liking.

Bovill is a city in Latah County, Idaho, United States. The population was 260 at the 2010 census, down from 305 in 2000. [4] Bovill was named for a settler. [5] . Hugh Bovill was an Englishman who bought the Warren Meadows homestead in 1901 to ranch. [6] .

It draws from a few of more than three hundred interviews collected in the mid-1970s through the Latah County Historical Society’s Oral History Project. The town was named after Hugh Bovill, an Englishman who built a hotel there in 1899.

An English Lord named Hugh Bovill purchased some land in the area in 1901. He built a hotel for the accommodation of sportsmen wishing to enjoy the area’s super hunting and fishing. In 1907 he established a store to serve the homesteaders and appointed a postmaster.

Bovill family pose for a family portrait with their dog in front of a cabin. Pictured: Charlotte and Hugh Bovill, Gwen and Dorothy