Boggs, J. Caleb (James Caleb), 1909-1993
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Fuller Name
- James Caleb
Variants
- Boggs, James Caleb, 1909-1993
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1909-05-15
Death Date
- 1993-03-26
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation End: 1931
- Organization: University of Delaware
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Georgetown University. School of Law
Has Affiliation
- Organization: United States. Army
Has Affiliation
- Organization: United States. Congress. Senate
Birth Place
- Cheswold (Del.)
Field of Activity
Politics
Occupation
Lawyer
Legislator
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Sources
- found: NUCMC data from Univ. of Virginia Lib. for Scott, H. Papers, 1941-1983(Boggs, J. Caleb, 1909- )
- found: Members of Congress, 1789-1982:p. 1018 (Boggs, James Caleb; Sen. from Delaware; gov., 1953-1960)
- found: Martindale-Hubbell, 1986:vol. 1, p. 1152 (Boggs, J. Caleb; lawyer, of Wilmington, Del.; b. 1909)
- found: Biographical directory of the United States Congress, viewed by www, Mar. 16, 2009:(Boggs, James Caleb; b. May 15, 1909; d. Mar. 26, 1993)
- found: Biog. dir. of the United States 1774-present, accessed Apr. 16, 2012(Boggs, James Caleb, Representative and Senator from Delaware; b. Cheswold, Kent County, Del., May 15, 1909; attended the rural schools; grad. Univ. of Delaware at Newark in 1931 and from Georgetown Univ. Law School, Washington, D.C., in 1937; admitted to the bar in 1938 and commenced practice in Dover, Del; served during the Second World War in the U.S. Army 1941-1946; deputy judge of family court of New Castle County, Del., 1946; elected as a Republican to Eightieth, Eighty-first, and Eighty-second Congresses (Jan. 3, 1947-Jan. 3, 1953); was not a candidate for renomination in 1952 to the Eighty-third Congress; Governor of Delaware from Jan. 1953, until his resignation Dec. 30, 1960; elected as Republican to the U.S. Senate in 1960; reelected in 1966 and served from Jan. 3, 1961, to Jan. 3, 1973; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1972; practiced law in Wilmington, Del.; was resident of Wilmington, Del., until his death on Mar. 26, 1993; interment in Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Dover, Del.)
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Change Notes
- 1988-06-14: new
- 2014-10-10: revised
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