William J. "Bill" Boner (born February 14, 1945) is a Tennessee educator and former Democratic politician. February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... State nickname: Volunteer State Other U.S. States Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Governor Phil Bredesen (D) Official languages English Area 109,247 km² (36th)  - Land 106,846 km²  - Water 2,400 km² (2. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ...

Boner was born in East Nashville, traditionally a politically-active part of the city. A multi-sport star at East Nashville High School, from which he graduated in 1963, he subsequently entered the fields of teaching and coaching, and for two years was basketball coach at Trevecca Nazarene College (now University). He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in 1967 and received a master's degree from the former Peabody College in 1969. He also became a popular and respected high school sports referee. In 1970 he was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives, a part-time position, for the first time, serving until 1972. For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... High school, or Secondary school, is the last segment of compulsory education in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan (Republic of China) (only junior high school), the United Kingdom and the United States. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ... Basketball is very popular in U.S. colleges. ... Trevecca Nazarene University Trevecca Nazarene University is a liberal arts university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Middle Tennessee State University, founded September 11, 1911, is a university located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Originally, George Peabody College for Teachers was a teachers college located in Nashville, Tennessee, and after 1911, was geographically locatated directly across the street from the campus of Vanderbilt University. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Tennessee House of Representatives, in American politics, is the lower house of the state legislature of Tennessee, formally called the Tennessee General Assembly. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...

Leaving the field of education, he became a bank official at First American National Bank (now part of AmSouth) and enrolled in the former YMCA Night Law School (now Nashville School of Law), a school specializing in part-time, mid-career students. He later (1978) graduated from this institution, but never took the bar exam to be admitted to the practice of law. (Many years later, a story in The Tennessean claimed that this was due to an agreement made when he was caught cheating on the school's final exam and that this would not be publicized if he did not apply to take the bar examination, verifying a rumor that had long been heard in the Nashville legal community.) While employed at the bank, Boner was again elected to the Tennessee General Assembly in 1974. He served another term in the state house and then ran for the Tennessee State Senate in 1976, again being elected. He then made the decision to enter the Democratic primary against incumbent Fifth District Congressman Clifford Allen in 1978. Several other persons had also decided to challenge Allen, a long-time Nashville political figure who appeared to be in declining health and who seemed vulnerable. Shortly before the deadline for candidates to withdraw from the race, Allen suffered a massive stroke. All of the other candidates, sensitive to the appearance of kicking an opponent when he was down, withdrew from the race. Boner did not, and when Allen subsequently died, he was virtually unopposed for the nomination (a write-in campaign against him going nowhere). This all but assured him of victory in November, as the Republicans had largely lost interest in a district they hadn't won since 1871. The essential function of a bank is to provide services related to the storing of deposits and the extending of credit. ... YMCAs in the United States and Canada use this logo. ... Law school is the term used in the United States to indicate an institution where future lawyers obtain legal degrees, mainly teaching using the Socratic method. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The Tennessean is a dominant daily newspaper in Nashville, Tennessee. ... The Tennessee General Assembly is the formal name of the legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The Tennessee State Senate is the upper house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the formal name of the Tennessee state legislature. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A primary election is an election in which registered voters in a jurisdiction select a political partys candidate for a later election (nominating primary). ... The current boundaries of Tennessee District 5 The 5th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in central Tennessee. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... Clifford Robertson Allen (January 6, 1912–June 18, 1978) was a Tennessee attorney and Democratic politician. ... A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted by occlusion (an ischemic stroke- approximately 90%of strokes) or by hemorrhage (a hemorrhagic stroke - approximately 10% of strokes). ... A write-in candidate is a candidate in an election whose name does not appear on the ballot, but for whom voters may vote nonetheless by writing in the persons name. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Boner's tenure in Congress was largely uneventful. He established a reputation for a staff devoted to excellent constituent service, and otherwise as a moderate Southern Democrat backbencher, whose largest legislative accomplishment was a bill recognizing "National Sewing Month", something which subsequent opponents would later point to with glee. He later fell under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for his close relationship with a government contractor. The U.S. Southern states or the South, also known colloquially as Dixie, constitute a distinctive region covering a large portion of the United States, with its own unique heritage, historical perspective, customs, musical styles, and cuisine. ...

In 1987, Nashville mayor (and former Fifth District Congressman) Richard Fulton was prevented from running for a fourth term. Boner saw an opportunity to come home, and also to end the investigation. He announced his intent to run for mayor. He was opposed by a large field, notably wealthy Nashville businessman Phil Bredesen. Boner and Bredesen finished first and second respectively; the Nashville charter requires a mayor to be elected by a majority, so Boner and Bredesen as the top two finishers met in a runoff. The primary "issue" in this runoff was the fact that Bredesen was born in upstate New York and Boner was a Nashville native. Boner won the runoff and became mayor. 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Richard Harmon Dick Fulton (born January 27, 1927) is a Tennessee political figure. ... Governor Phil Bredesen Philip Norman Bredesen (born November 21, 1943) is the 48th Governor of Tennessee. ... Runoff voting is a voting system used in single-seat elections. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ...

Shortly after becoming mayor, Boner's personal life came to the forefront. Already thrice-married, with his current wife being a former law school classmate, Boner nonetheless announced his engagment to Traci Peel, an aspiring entertainer. He proceeded to purchase a large, ostentatious engagement ring for her (the stone later proving to be a cubic zirconium). The story became a sensation, and Boner and Peel appeared jointly on the then-popular Donahue television program, on which Peel sang and Boner displayed his considerable skill with the harmonica. Later, in a Tennessean interview, Peel announced that Boner was capable of "seven hours of passion". Many, perhaps most, Nashvillians were appalled at how this seemed to live down to the worst possible stereotype of their city, and Boner's political future, at least for the time being, was destroyed. (Boner eventually received a divorce from his third wife, Betty, and married Peel. Their marriage was short-lived and Boner subsequently married a fifth wife, who has since made public allegations of adultery against him.) Phillip John Donahue (born December 21, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio) is the creator and star of The Phil Donahue Show (1969—1996), the first of the syndicated talk shows where the host walks through the audience to let audience members make comments and ask questions. ... A harmonica A harmonica is a very common free reed musical wind instrument (also known, among other things, as a mouth organ, french harp, simply harp, or Mississippi saxophone), having multiple, variably-tuned brass or bronze reeds, each secured at one end over an airway slot of like dimension into... For the term used in Computing, see Stereotype (computing). ... Adultery is generally defined as consensual sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their lawful spouse. ...

Boner did not see re-election in 1991 and proceeded to enter a series of jobs which many saw as rather humiliating for a former member of Congress and major city mayor, such as managing a pallet factory in nearby Kentucky, restaurant manager, and even delivering Yellow Pages phone books. He then re-entered politics, again being elected to his former seat in the state legislature where his career began. He then ran for the office of Davidson County Register of Deeds, an unglamourous administrative courthhouse position, and was soundly defeated in the Democratic primary (which always decides the election in a city where Democrats dominate every level of government). He did not seek re-election to the legislature and appears to have left elective politics for good. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher (R) Official languages English Area 104,749 km² (37th)  - Land 102,989 km²  - Water 1,760 km² (1. ... In many countries, the Yellow Pages refers to a telephone directory for businesses organized by the category of product or service. ...

Boner subsequently returned to education. He was the last prinicpal of the former Tennessee Preparatory School, a former state-run residential school in Nashville for orphaned, neglected, and abused older children and teenagers, before the decision was made to close the institution. He subsequently became a teacher at Franklin High School in Franklin, Tennessee, just south of Nashville. Franklin is a city located in Williamson County, Tennessee, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 41,842. ...

Richard Harmon Dick Fulton (born January 27, 1927) is a Tennessee political figure. ... The following is a list of the mayors of Nashville, Tennessee since the consolidation of the municipal government with Davidson County, Tennessee, forming the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County: 1. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Governor Phil Bredesen Philip Norman Bredesen (born November 21, 1943) is the 48th Governor of Tennessee. ...