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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 Calvin Fleming Jr. (b. 1951) —
also known as John Fleming —
of Minden, Webster
Parish, La.
Born in Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss., July 5,
1951.
Republican. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 2009-17; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 2016; Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Economic Development, 2019-.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Phi
Delta Theta.
Still living as of 2019.
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Chester Harding (1866-1936) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass.
Born in Enterprise, Clarke
County, Miss., December
31, 1866.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1913-14; Governor of
Panama Canal Zone, 1917-21.
Unitarian.
Member, Sons of the Revolution.
Died November
11, 1936 (age 69 years, 316
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Horace Harding and Eliza Procter (Gould) Harding; married, July 15,
1895, to Flora Krum. |
| | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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