| LC control no. | n 87836680 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Boggs, J. Caleb (James Caleb), 1909-1993 |
| Variant(s) | Boggs, James Caleb, 1909-1993 |
| See also | Delaware. Governor (1953-1960 : Boggs) |
| Located | Newark (Del.) Dover (Del.) Wilmington (Del.) Washington (D.C.) |
| Birth date | 19090515 |
| Death date | 19930326 |
| Place of birth | Cheswold (Del.) |
| Field of activity | Law Political science Politics |
| Affiliation | University of Delaware Georgetown University. School of Law United States. Army United States. Congress. Senate |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyer Legislator Governors |
| Found in | NUCMC data from Univ. of Virginia Lib. for Scott, H. Papers, 1941-1983 (Boggs, J. Caleb, 1909- ) Members of Congress, 1789-1982: p. 1018 (Boggs, James Caleb; Sen. from Delaware; gov., 1953-1960) Martindale-Hubbell, 1986: vol. 1, p. 1152 (Boggs, J. Caleb; lawyer, of Wilmington, Del.; b. 1909) Biographical directory of the United States Congress, viewed by www, Mar. 16, 2009: (Boggs, James Caleb; b. May 15, 1909; d. Mar. 26, 1993) 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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