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Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. (1914-1972) —
also known as Hale Boggs —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Long Beach, Harrison
County, Miss., February
15, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1941-43, 1947-72;
died in office 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1968;
Parliamentarian, 1964;
chair, Resolutions and Platform Committee, chair, 1968;
candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1952; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1957; member, President's
Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Catholic
War Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Disappeared
while on a campaign
flight from Anchorage to Juneau, and presumed killed in a plane
crash, somewhere in Alaska, October
16, 1972 (age 58 years, 244
days). The wreckage was never
found.
Cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of William Robertson Boggs and Claire Josephine (Hale) Boggs;
married, January
22, 1938, to Corinne
Claiborne; father of Barbara
Boggs Sigmund, Thomas
Hale Boggs Jr. and Cokie Roberts. |
| | Boggs Peak
in the Chugach Mountains, Anchorage,
Alaska, is named for
him. |
| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier |
| | Books about Thomas Hale Boggs: Gary
Boulard, The
Big Lie: Hale Boggs, Lucille May Grace, and Leander
Perez |
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John E. Havelock (b. 1932) —
of Alaska.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
July
30, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer; Alaska
state attorney general, 1970-73; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1984.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1984.
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Robin L. Taylor (b. 1943) —
of Ketchikan, Ketchikan
Gateway Borough, Alaska; Wrangell,
Alaska.
Born in Sedro-Woolley, Skagit
County, Wash., February
5, 1943.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Alaska, 1977-82; member of Alaska
state house of representatives; elected 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990;
member of Alaska
state senate District A, 1992-; appointed 1992; Republican
candidate for Governor of
Alaska, 1998 (primary), 1998.
Member, American Judicature Society; Elks; Moose; National Rifle
Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2001.
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