William Hill "Bill" Boner (born February 14, 1945) is a Tennessee

Tennessee

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 educator and former Democratic

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 politician

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. He was the third mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

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 and Davidson County

Davidson County, Tennessee

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, serving from 1987 to 1991. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives, as the Representative from the 5th District of Tennessee, from 1979 to 1988.

Biography

He was born in East Nashville, traditionally a politically-active part of the city. A 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

Basketball

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 coach at Trevecca Nazarene College

Trevecca Nazarene University

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 (now University). He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University

Middle Tennessee State University

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 in 1967 and received a master's degree from the former Peabody College

Peabody College

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in 1969. He also became a popular and respected high school and middle 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.