Horace Boies

Horace Boies (born December 7, 1827 in Aurora , Cayuga County , New York , † April 4, 1923 in Long Beach , California ) was an American politician and from 1890 to 1894 the 14th governor of the state of Iowa .

Early years and political advancement

Horace Boies attended local schools in his home country. After four years working on a farm, he decided to study law. After graduating, he was admitted to the bar in 1852.

In 1855 he was elected to the New York House of Representatives for one term . In 1867 he moved to Waterloo , Iowa, where he began a successful legal career. Originally, Boies was a member of the Republican Party . But when this party advocated the prohibition laws and advocated high import duties, he joined the Democrats . In 1889 he was elected governor of his state as the candidate of his new party. He was the only Democratic governor of Iowa between 1855 and 1933.

Governor of Iowa

Horace Boies took up his new office on February 27, 1890. After re-election in 1891, he could remain in office until January 11, 1894. During his tenure he tried to repeal the prohibition law in Iowa or to transfer its application to the local authorities. However, he could not assert himself in the legislature. In 1893 he ran again for election. This time he was defeated by the Republican challenger Frank D. Jackson .

Another résumé

In 1893 he was offered the post of US Secretary of Agriculture , but he declined. In both 1892 and 1896 he was in the Democratic Party as a presidential candidate. However, he was not nominated in either case. In 1902, Boies competed unsuccessfully for a seat in the US House of Representatives . He died in 1923 at the old age of 95. Governor Boies was married twice and had a total of four children.

literature

Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 2, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

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personal data
SURNAME	Boies, Horace
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	December 7, 1827
PLACE OF BIRTH	Aurora , New York
DATE OF DEATH	April 4, 1923
Place of death	Long Beach , California