J. Caleb Boggs

Date of birth:	May 15, 1909
Place of birth:	Cheswold, Delaware,
Date of death:	March 26, 1993
Place of death:	Wilmington, Delaware.
Spouse:	Elizabeth Muir
Political party:	Republican Party
Office(s):	U. S. Representative from Delaware (1947–1953) Governor of Delaware (1953–1960) U. S. Senator from Delaware (1961–1973) Image File history File links Not copyrighted, used with permission, Jeff Hague, Registrar of Regulations Legislative Council, State of Delaware 302. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Cheswold is a town located in Kent County in the U.S. state of Delaware. ... State nickname: The First State Other U.S. States Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Governor Ruth Ann Minner Official languages None Area 6,452 km² (49th)  - Land 5,068 km²  - Water 1,387 km² (21. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Motto: A Place To Be Somebody Location in Delaware Founded  -Incorporated 1638, 1832 {{{incorporated}}}  County New Castle County Mayor James M. Baker (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 44. ... State nickname: The First State Other U.S. States Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Governor Ruth Ann Minner Official languages None Area 6,452 km² (49th)  - Land 5,068 km²  - Water 1,387 km² (21. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... These are tables of congressional delegations from Delaware to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... List of Delaware Governors Governors of New Sweden, 1639-1655 Peter Minuit 1639-1640 Peter Hollandaer Ridder 1640-1643 Johan Björnsson Printz 1643-1653 Johan Papegoya 1653-1654 Johan Classon Rising 1654-1655 Part of New Netherland, 1655-1664 Part of New York, 1664-1682 Part of Pennsylvania, 1682... Delaware ratified the Constitution on December 7, 1787. ...

James Caleb "Cale" Boggs (1909–1993) was an American lawyer and politician from Claymont, Delaware in New Castle County. He served as U. S. Representative from Delaware, Governor of Delaware and U. S. Senator from Delaware and was a member of the Republican Party. 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... For information on the type of fish called Lawyer, see the article on Burbot. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... Claymont is a census-designated place located in New Castle County, Delaware. ... State nickname: The First State Other U.S. States Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Governor Ruth Ann Minner Official languages None Area 6,452 km² (49th)  - Land 5,068 km²  - Water 1,387 km² (21. ... New Castle County is the northern-most county of the three counties in the state of Delaware. ... These are tables of congressional delegations from Delaware to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... List of Delaware Governors Governors of New Sweden, 1639-1655 Peter Minuit 1639-1640 Peter Hollandaer Ridder 1640-1643 Johan Björnsson Printz 1643-1653 Johan Papegoya 1653-1654 Johan Classon Rising 1654-1655 Part of New Netherland, 1655-1664 Part of New York, 1664-1682 Part of Pennsylvania, 1682... Delaware ratified the Constitution on December 7, 1787. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ...

Early Life and Family

Boggs was born May 15, 1909 at Cheswold, Delaware, son of Edward Jefferson & Lettie (Vaughn) Boggs. He married Elizabeth Muir and had two children, J. C., Jr. and Marilu. They were members of the Methodist Church. He graduated from the University of Delaware in 1931 and from Georgetown University Law School in 1937. In 1938 he was admitted to the Bar and began the practice of law at Dover, Delaware. During World War II, he served with the 6th Armored Division fighting in Normandy, the Rhineland, the Ardennes and central Europe. He earned five Campaign Stars, the Legion of Merit, the Croix de Guerre with palm and the Bronze Star with cluster. May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Cheswold is a town located in Kent County in the U.S. state of Delaware. ... State nickname: The First State Other U.S. States Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Governor Ruth Ann Minner Official languages None Area 6,452 km² (49th)  - Land 5,068 km²  - Water 1,387 km² (21. ... The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist, and the second-largest Protestant, denomination in the United States. ... The University of Delaware (UD OR UDel) is the largest university in the state of Delaware. ... Georgetown University Georgetown University is a major research university in the United States. ... A bar association is a body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... Location in Delaware Founded  -Incorporated 1683 1717  County Kent County Mayor Stephen R. Speed Area  - Total  - Water 58. ... State nickname: The First State Other U.S. States Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Governor Ruth Ann Minner Official languages None Area 6,452 km² (49th)  - Land 5,068 km²  - Water 1,387 km² (21. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ...

Political Career

He was appointed Deputy Judge of the Family Court of New Castle County in 1946 and won election as U.S. Representative in 1946 by defeating incumbent U.S. Representative Philip A. Traynor. He served three terms from January 3, 1947 to January 3, 1953. He then won election as Governor of Delaware in 1952 by defeating incumbent Governor Elbert N. Carvel and was reelected in 1956 by defeating James H. Tyler McConnell. He served two terms from January 20, 1953 to December 18, 1960 when he resigned to begin his U.S. Senate term. In 1960 he was elected to the U.S. Senate by defeating incumbent U.S. Senator Joseph Allen Frear, Jr., becoming the only Republican to defeat an incumbent Democratic Senator that year. He was reelected in 1966, but lost his bid for re-election in 1972 to the present U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden. He served two terms in the U.S. Senate from January 3, 1961 to January 3, 1973. As U.S. Senator he supported the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In his last years he lived in Wilmington, Delaware where he continued the practice of law. The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Elbert N. Carvel Elbert Nortrand Bert Carvel (February 9, 1910–February 6, 2005) was an American businessman and politician from Laurel, Sussex County in the State of Delaware. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Present may mean: present (time): time that is neither past nor future a gift: thing given free of charge, gratis This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Senator Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Motto: A Place To Be Somebody Location in Delaware Founded  -Incorporated 1638, 1832 {{{incorporated}}}  County New Castle County Mayor James M. Baker (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 44. ... State nickname: The First State Other U.S. States Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Governor Ruth Ann Minner Official languages None Area 6,452 km² (49th)  - Land 5,068 km²  - Water 1,387 km² (21. ...

Death and Legacy

Boggs died in Wilmington March 26, 1993 and is buried at the Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Delaware. The J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building at 844 King Street in Wilmington, Delaware, is named for him. Motto: A Place To Be Somebody Location in Delaware Founded  -Incorporated 1638, 1832 {{{incorporated}}}  County New Castle County Mayor James M. Baker (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 44. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Location in Delaware Founded  -Incorporated 1683 1717  County Kent County Mayor Stephen R. Speed Area  - Total  - Water 58. ... State nickname: The First State Other U.S. States Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Governor Ruth Ann Minner Official languages None Area 6,452 km² (49th)  - Land 5,068 km²  - Water 1,387 km² (21. ...

Among the many tributes received by his fellow Senators was the following from U.S.Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia: Robert C. Byrd Robert Carlyle Byrd (born November 20, 1917) is a West Virginia Democrat serving in the United States Senate. ... State nickname: Mountain State Other U.S. States Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Governor Joe Manchin (D) Official languages English Area 62,809 km² (41st)  - Land 62,436 km²  - Water 376 km² (0. ...

"On an objective, senatorial level, Senator Boggs was a militant, but rational environmentalist. A co-sponsor of the National Air Quality Standards Act of 1970, Senator Boggs helped to win congressional approval of this bill, which was signed into law by President Nixon. Further, Cale Boggs was a co-sponsor and helped to write the Water Quality Act of 1965. In 1970, Senator Boggs helped to strengthen State authority to prohibit sewage and pesticide discharge into rivers and lakes and to provide for coordinated Federal attacks on river and lake pollution in the Water Quality Act of 1970.

"Through those and other vital contributions in education, medicine, agriculture, transportation, and other domestic concerns, Senator Boggs left an enviable record of legislation aimed at improving the quality of life of all Americans and at widening opportunities for all of our citizens. But, above all, Cale Boggs will probably be best remembered by his friends still serving in the Senate and by the people of Delaware as a friend, a man of warm humanity, and as a gentleman who sought ever to set people at ease through his common touch and deep consideration of other people's feelings. Cale Boggs was a man whose friendship one easily sought and, once secured, was long treasured."

References

• Pickett, Russell S. (2005). Delaware's Governors. Retrieved August 7, 2005.

• Kestenbaum, Lawrence (2005). The Political Graveyard. Retrieved August 7, 2005.

• Biographical Dictionary of the U.S. Congress. Boggs, James Caleb. Retrieved August 22, 2005.

• State of Delaware. Hall of Governors Portrait Gallery. Portrait courtesy of Historical and Cultural Affairs, Dover.

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