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Elijah Boardman (March 7, 1760 - August 18, 1823) was a United States Senator from Connecticut. Born in New Milford, he was educated by private tutors, and served in the American Revolutionary War. He was employed as a clerk in a mercantile establishment, and engaged in mercantile pursuits from 1781 to 1812. He was a member of the State house of representatives from 1803 to 1805 and again in 1816, and a member of the State upper house from 1817 to 1819; from 1819 to 1821, he was a member of the State senate. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (870x1373, 190 KB)Elijah Boardman by Ralph Earl, 1789. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (870x1373, 190 KB)Elijah Boardman by Ralph Earl, 1789. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... New Milford is a town located in Litchfield County, Connecticut. ... Combatants American Revolutionaries, France, Dutch Republic, Spain, American Indians Great Britain, German mercenaries, Loyalists, American Indians Commanders George Washington, Comte de Rochambeau, Nathanael Greene, Bernardo de GÃ¡lvez Sir William Howe, Sir Henry Clinton, Lord Cornwallis (more commanders) The American Revolutionary War (1775â€“1783), also known as the American War... The word clerk, derived from the Latin clericus meaning cleric, i. ... House of Representatives is a name used for legislative bodies in many countries. ...

Boardman was elected as a Democratic Republican to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1821, until his death while on a visit to Boardman, Ohio on August 18, 1823. Interment was in the Center Cemetery, New Milford. The Democratic-Republican party was a United States political party, which evolved early in the history of the United States. ... Boardman is an urban township located in Mahoning County, Ohio just south of Youngstown. ...

Boardman was the father of William Whiting Boardman, a Representative from Connecticut. William Whiting Boardman (October 10, 1794-August 27, 1871) was a politician and United States Representative from Connecticut. ...

This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ... The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a biographical dictionary of all members of both houses of the United States Congress, past and present. ...

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Preceded by James Hillhouse	U.S. Senator from Connecticut (class 1) March 4, 1821 – August 18, 1823	Succeeded by Henry W. Edwards

Categories: 1760 births | 1823 deaths | United States Senators from Connecticut James Hillhouse (October 20, 1754 - December 29, 1832), of New Haven, Connecticut, was a real estate developer responsible for much of the current look of New Haven, a politician, and a treasurer of Yale University. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral United States Congress, the other being the House of Representatives. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... The coronation banquet for George IV 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Henry Waggaman Edwards (October, 1779–July 22, 1847) was a governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut. ...

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	Boardman's private diary, from which extracts of considerable length are given in the Boardman Genealogy, is a witness to the earnestness and sincerity of his Christian life.
	Boardman was elected one of the trustees, and when its new church edifice was erected on Asylum street, he was one of the building committee, giving a large sum for the purpose.
	Boardman joined the new movement, and were among the foremost in the enterprise, he being appointed one of the trustees and a member of the building committee.

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	Boardman Township Park is commonly known as and will remain the Green Oasis of the Community.
	Boardman Park pursuant to its mission, provides and preserves 227 acres of fertile green space located in the heart of Boardman, Ohio, that is not only a sanctuary for numerous species of plants and animals, but also is a recreational haven for the Community it serves.
	On November 4, 1947 the seed from which Boardman Park, the "Green Oasis", would grow was planted when the voters of Boardman Township overwhelmingly approved establishment of a Township Park District.

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