Thomas Kendall Boggan (February 2, 1880 - March 28, 1958) was an American teacher, lawyer, and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate, from the 38th District, from 1916 to 1920.
Thomas K. Boggan | |
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| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 38th district | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 Serving with Anthony J. Cox | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 2, 1880 Mooresville, Mississippi |
| Died | March 28, 1958 (aged 78) Jackson, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democratic |
Early life and education
editThomas Kendall Boggan was born on February 2, 1880, in Mooresville, Mississippi.[1] He was the son of Thomas Armstrong Boggan, a former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, and Mittie Catherine (Mitchener) Boggan, a descendant of Daniel Boone.[1] Boggan was of Irish and English descent.[1] He attended the public schools of Mooresville and Fulton, Mississippi.[1] He attended Tupelo High School from 1898 to 1899, and the University of Mississippi from 1899 to 1903, graduating with a B. P. degree in 1903.[1][2] He then attended the University of Michigan Law School for three semesters and then did a senior course in the University of Mississippi School of Law, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1912.[1]
Professional career
editWhile studying law, Boggan was also working in the field of education.[1] He was the Superintendent of public schools in Collins, Mississippi, from 1903 to 1907, of Magnolia, Mississippi, from 1907 to 1908, and of Biloxi, Mississippi, from 1908 to 1911.[1] He was a member of the Mississippi State Textbook Commission from the 6th Congressional District from 1905 to 1910.[1] He began practicing law in November 1912 in Meridian, Mississippi.[1] Soon afterwards, he moved to Tupelo, Mississippi, and continued practicing law there.[1] In 1915, Boggan was elected to represent the 38th District in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1916-1920 term.[1] Boggan stopped practicing law in the 1920s, and continued teaching until 1947.[3]
Personal life
editBoggan was a member of the Methodist Church, and of the Freemasons, Woodmen of the World, and the Knights of Pythias.[1] He married Shirley Sue Neill in 1904.[1] Boggan died at his home in Jackson, Mississippi, on March 28, 1958, from a self-inflicted bullet wound, after being "in ill health and despondent for a month."[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 806–807.
- ^ School, University of Michigan Law (1903). University of Michigan Law School Bulletin. The University. p. 61.
- ^ a b "Obituary for Thomas Kendall BOCGAN (Aged 78)". The Newton Record. 1958-04-10. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-08-24.