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Borah-McConnell family of Wayne County, Illinois

Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

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  William John McConnell (1839-1925) — also known as William J. McConnell — of Latah County, Idaho. Born in Commerce, Oakland County, Mich., September 18, 1839. Republican. Member of Oregon state senate, 1882; delegate to Idaho state constitutional convention, 1890; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1890-91; Governor of Idaho, 1893-97. Presbyterian. Died in Moscow, Latah County, Idaho, March 30, 1925 (age 85 years, 193 days). Interment at Moscow Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
  Relatives: Father of Mamie McConnell (who married William Edgar Borah).
  Political family: Borah-McConnell family of Wayne County, Illinois.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
William E. Borah William Edgar Borah (1865-1940) — also known as William E. Borah; "The Lion of Idaho" — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born near Fairfield, Wayne County, Ill., June 29, 1865. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Idaho, 1896; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1904, 1916, 1920 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1924, 1928 (member, Resolutions Committee; speaker), 1932; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1907-40; died in office 1940; member of Republican National Committee from Idaho, 1908-12; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1936. Protestant. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Washington, D.C., January 19, 1940 (age 74 years, 204 days). Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of William Nathan Borah and Eliza (West) Borah; married, April 21, 1895, to Mamie McConnell (daughter of William John McConnell); second cousin of Oliver Clarence Borah.
  Political family: Borah-McConnell family of Wayne County, Illinois.
  William Borah High School (opened 1958), in Boise, Idaho, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Review of Reviews, March 1922
  Oliver Clarence Borah (1883-1957) — also known as Oliver C. Borah — of Olney, Richland County, Ill. Born in Wayne County, Ill., March 3, 1883. Republican. Dentist; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936. Died in Olney, Richland County, Ill., October 29, 1957 (age 74 years, 240 days). Interment at Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Elhanan Martin 'E.M.' Borah and Ada (Wilson) Borah; married 1914 to Margaret Vernor; second cousin of William Edgar Borah.
  Political family: Borah-McConnell family of Wayne County, Illinois.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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