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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 58) Alaska, U.S. Declared dead in absentia December 29, 1972 | (aged
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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