J. Caleb Boggs - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

James Caleb "Cale" Boggs (May 15, 1909 - March 26, 1993) was an American lawyer and politician from Claymont, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of World War II

World War II

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, and a member of the Republican Party

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, who served three terms as U.S. Representative

United States House of Representatives

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from Delaware, two terms as Governor of Delaware, and two terms as U.S. Senator from Delaware

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. He was known by his middle name.

Early life and family

Boggs was born May 15, 1909 at Cheswold, Delaware

Cheswold, Delaware

Cheswold is a town in Kent County in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,380 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Cheswold is located at ....

, son of Edward Jefferson and Lettie Vaughn Boggs. He married Elizabeth Muir and had two children, Cale, Jr. and Marilu. The family were members of the Methodist Church. He graduated from the University of Delaware

University of Delaware

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in 1931 and from Georgetown University Law School in 1937. In 1938 he was admitted to the Bar

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and began the practice of law at Dover, Delaware

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. During World War II, he served with the 6th Armored Division

U.S. 6th Armored Division

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fighting in Normandy, the Rhineland, the Ardennes and central Europe. He earned five Campaign Stars, the Legion of Merit

Legion of Merit

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, the Croix de Guerre

Croix de guerre

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with palm and the Bronze Star with cluster.}

United States Representative

Boggs was appointed Associate Judge

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of the Family Court

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of New Castle County

New Castle County, Delaware

New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 its population was 538,479, an increase of 7.6% over the previous decade. The county seat is Wilmington. The center of population of Delaware is located in New Castle County, in the town of...

in 1946. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1946, defeating incumbent Democratic

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U.S. Representative Philip A. Traynor

Philip A. Traynor

Dr. Philip Andrew Traynor was an American dentist and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served two terms as U.S. Representative from Delaware....

. He won election a total of three times, also defeating Democrats J. Carl McGuigan in 1948, and Henry M. Winchester in 1950. Boggs served in the U. S House from January 3, 1947 to January 3, 1953.

Governor of Delaware

Bogs was elected Governor of Delaware in 1952, defeating incumbent Democratic Governor Elbert N. Carvel

Elbert N. Carvel

Elbert Nostrand "Bert" Carvel was an American businessman and politician from Laurel, in Sussex County, Delaware...

, and won a second term in 1956, defeating Democrat J. H. Tyler McConnell. He served as Governor from January 20, 1953 to December 18, 1960, when he resigned to begin his U.S. Senate term.

United States Senator

Boggs was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1960, defeating incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator J. Allen Frear, Jr. by 1.4%, and becoming the only Republican to defeat an incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator that year. He was again elected to the U.S. Senate in 1966, defeating Democrat James M. Tunnell, Jr., son of the former U.S. Senator. He served two terms from January 3, 1961 to January 3, 1973. As U.S. Senator he supported the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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.

Boggs lost his bid for a third term in 1972 to Democrat Joe Biden

Joe Biden

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, a New Castle County Councilman. Boggs was a reluctant candidate that year, being persuaded to run only to help avoid a divisive primary election. Biden waged an energetic campaign and went on to defeat Boggs by approximately 1.4% of the votes cast. In his last years Boggs lived in Wilmington, Delaware where he continued the practice of law.

Death and legacy

Boggs died at Wilmington and is buried in the Old Presbyterian Cemetery in Dover, on the grounds of the Delaware State Museum. The J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building at 844 King Street in Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

is named for him.

Among the many tributes received by his fellow Senators was the following from U.S. Senator Robert Byrd

Robert Byrd

Robert Carlyle Byrd was a United States Senator from West Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, Byrd served as a U.S. Representative from 1953 until 1959 and as a U.S. Senator from 1959 to 2010...

of West Virginia:

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Elbert N. Carvel

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|1956
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| |J. Caleb Boggs
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| |J. H. Tyler McConnell
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| |J. Allen Frear, Jr.
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| |James M. Tunnell, Jr.
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Democratic Party (United States)

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| |41%
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|1972
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Republican Party (United States)

| |112,844
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| |Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
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Democratic Party (United States)

| |116,006
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Images

Hall of Governors Portrait Gallery; Portrait courtesy of Historical and Cultural Affairs, Dover.

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Delaware Historical Society
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; website; 505 Market St, Wilmington, Delaware; (302) 655-7161
University of Delaware
University of Delaware
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