Charles F. Booher
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Charles Ferris Booher was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born on a farm near East Groveland, New York, Booher attended the common schools and the Geneseo Academy, Geneseo, New York
.
He taught school and studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1871 and commenced practice in Rochester, Missouri.
He moved to Savannah, Missouri
, in 1875, having been appointed prosecuting attorney of Andrew County, in which capacity he served until 1877, and again from 1883 to 1885.
He resumed the practice of law in Savannah, Missouri
, and also, in 1888, engaged in the loan and real estate business.
He served as mayor of Savannah, Missouri
from 1886 to 1890.
Booher was elected as a Democrat
to the Fiftieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James N. Burnes and served from (February 19, 1889-March 3, 1889).
He was not a candidate for election for the full term.
Booher was elected to the Sixtieth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1907-January 21, 1921).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1920.
He died on January 21, 1921, in Savannah, Missouri
.
He was interred in City Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born on a farm near East Groveland, New York, Booher attended the common schools and the Geneseo Academy, Geneseo, New York
Geneseo, New York
Geneseo is the name of a town and its village in Livingston County in the Finger Lakes region of New York, USA, outside of Rochester, New York. The town's population is approximately 9,600, of which about 7,600 live in the village...
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He taught school and studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1871 and commenced practice in Rochester, Missouri.
He moved to Savannah, Missouri
Savannah, Missouri
Savannah is a city in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,762 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Andrew County.Savannah is part of the St...
, in 1875, having been appointed prosecuting attorney of Andrew County, in which capacity he served until 1877, and again from 1883 to 1885.
He resumed the practice of law in Savannah, Missouri
Savannah, Missouri
Savannah is a city in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,762 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Andrew County.Savannah is part of the St...
, and also, in 1888, engaged in the loan and real estate business.
He served as mayor of Savannah, Missouri
Savannah, Missouri
Savannah is a city in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,762 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Andrew County.Savannah is part of the St...
from 1886 to 1890.
Booher was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fiftieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James N. Burnes and served from (February 19, 1889-March 3, 1889).
He was not a candidate for election for the full term.
Booher was elected to the Sixtieth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1907-January 21, 1921).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1920.
He died on January 21, 1921, in Savannah, Missouri
Savannah, Missouri
Savannah is a city in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,762 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Andrew County.Savannah is part of the St...
.
He was interred in City Cemetery.