Marvin H. Bovee

Marvin H. Bovee was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Bovee was born on January 5, 1827 in Amsterdam, New York.[1] He moved with his family to Wisconsin in 1843, settling in Mukwonago, Wisconsin and later moving to Eagle, Wisconsin.[2] Bovee campaigned around the United States against capital punishment and published a book on the subject entitled "Christ and the Gallows, or Reasons for the Abolition of Capital Punishment". He died from melancholia at his home in Whitewater, Wisconsin on May 7, 1888.

Political career

Bovee was a member of the Senate in 1853. Previously, he had been Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in Eagle. He was a Democrat.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Marvin H. Bovee Obituary". Ancestry.com. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOVEE/1998-06/0897319113. Retrieved 2011-12-13. 
  2. ^ "Bovee, Marvin Henry 1827 - 1888". Wisconsin Historical Society. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1107&term_type_id=1&term_type_text=people&letter=B. Retrieved 2011-12-13. 
  3. ^ "Marvin H. Bovee". Political Graveyard. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boude-bowe.html#467.70.24. Retrieved 2011-12-13.