Hale Boggs
American politician (1914–1972)
Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. (February 15, 1914 – disappeared October 16, 1972) was an American Democratic politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the House majority leader and a member of the Warren Commission.
Hale Boggs | |
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| House Majority Leader | |
| In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973[1] | |
| Deputy | Tip O'Neill |
| Speaker | Carl Albert |
| Preceded by | Carl Albert |
| Succeeded by | Tip O'Neill |
| House Majority Whip | |
| In office January 10, 1962 – January 3, 1971 | |
| Leader | John William McCormack |
| Preceded by | Carl Albert |
| Succeeded by | Tip O'Neill |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Paul H. Maloney |
| Succeeded by | Lindy Boggs |
| In office January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Paul H. Maloney |
| Succeeded by | Paul H. Maloney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Hale Boggs February 15, 1914 Long Beach, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | Disappeared October 16, 1972 (aged 58) Alaska, U.S. Declared dead in absentia December 29, 1972 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lindy Claiborne |
| Children | Cokie Tommy Barbara |
| Education | Tulane University (BA, LLB) |
In October 1972, Boggs was travelling with congressman Nick Begich, of Alaska, and two others when the plane disappeared while flying from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska. He was declared dead in declared dead in absentia in December 1972.
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- ↑ As Boggs was missing and not officially declared dead until January, he formally retained an office after his disappearance.
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- United States Congress. "Hale Boggs (id: B000594)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Transcript, Hale Boggs Oral History Interview, 3/13/69, by T. H. Baker, Internet Copy, LBJ Library. at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2001-11-26)
- "Hale Boggs — Freedom of Information Privacy Act page". Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- Hale Boggs Telex — Debunked
- Oral History Interviews with Hale Boggs, from the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2001-11-26)
- Hale Boggs Appearances on C-SPAN
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