William Benton Boggs
| William Benton Boggs | |
|---|---|
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| Undated photo of W. B. Boggs in his later years | |
| Louisiana State Senator for Bossier and Webster parishes | |
| In office 1908–1916 | |
| Preceded by | E. S. Dortch |
| Succeeded by | William J. Johnston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 8, 1854 Calhoun County, Alabama, USA |
| Died | February 18, 1922 (aged 67) |
| Resting place | Plain Dealing Cemetery in Plain Dealing, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Estella Swindle Jones (married 1880 - her death) (2) Lena Jones Boggs |
| Children | From first marriage: Mattie S. Boggs |
| Residence | Plain Dealing, Louisiana |
| Occupation | Investment broker |
William Benton Boggs (October 8, 1854 – February 18, 1922)[1] was an exchange broker from rural Plain Dealing in northern Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana, who was beginning in the spring of 1890 the first mayor of his adopted community and from 1908 to 1916 a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate for Bossier and neighboring Webster parishes.[2]
A native of Calhoun County in northeastern Alabama, then known as Benton County but renamed in 1858 for John C. Calhoun. Boggs was a son of Samuel J. Boggs and the former Lucinda E. Barnett. At the age of thirty-three, he was the first and largest buyer of lots at a July 1888 auction in Plain Dealing, located just south of the Arkansas state line. Boggs in 1880 married the former Estella Swindle, the daughter of his former employer, the merchant J. J. Swindle. He then married Lena Jones (1874-1963).[3] Her father owned a store on Palmetto Avenue in Plain Dealing. Boggs organized the first bank in Plain Dealing; chartered in 1904, it failed in 1921,[4] the year before his death.
Boggs was a delegate to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1898.[5]
References
- ↑ "William Benton Boggs". findagrave.com. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Membership of the Louisiana State Senate since 1880" (PDF). senate.la.gov. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Lena Jones Boggs". findagrave.com. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ↑ "My Hometown: Plain Dealing, Louisiana". oocities.org. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ↑ The convention of '98: a complete work on the greatest political event in Louisiana's history. New Orleans, Louisiana: Democratic State Central Committee. 1898. p. 62. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
| Preceded by E. S. Dortch |
Louisiana State Senator for Bossier and Webster parishes William Benton Boggs |
Succeeded by William J. Johnston |