John William Boehne was a U.S. Representative

United States House of Representatives

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 from Indiana

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, father of John William Boehne, Jr.

John W. Boehne, Jr.

John William Boehne, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, son of John William Boehne.Born in Evansville, Indiana, Boehne attended the public and parochial schools....

Biography

Born in Scott Township, Indiana, Boehne attended the district schools, the German parochial school of the Lutheran Church, and Evansville Business College.
He moved to Evansville, Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...

, in 1872, becoming an accountant.
He engaged in the manufacture of stoves and ranges and was interested in other manufacturing enterprises.

Boehne was elected councilman at large in 1897 and reelected in 1899.
He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for mayor of Evansville in 1901.
He served as mayor 1905-1908.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1908.

Boehne was elected as a Democrat

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 to the Sixty-first

61st United States Congress

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 and Sixty-second

62nd United States Congress

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 Congresses (March 4, 1909-March 3, 1913).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1912.
He served as director of the Federal Reserve Bank at St. Louis, Missouri.
He retired from active business pursuits.
He died in Evansville, Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...

, December 27, 1946.
He was interred in the Lutheran Cemetery.