William D. Boies

William D. Boies

William Dayton Boies (born January 3, 1857 in Boone County , Illinois , † May 31, 1932 in Sheldon , Iowa ) was an American politician . Between 1919 and 1929 he represented the state of Iowa in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Boies was born on a farm in Boone County, Illinois. In 1873 he and his parents moved to Buchanan County , Iowa. There and in Belvidere, Illinois, he attended public schools. After a subsequent law degree at the University of Iowa in Iowa City and his admission as a lawyer in 1881, he began to practice in Sanborn (Iowa) in his new profession. In 1887, he moved his residence and practice to Sheldon. Between 1900 and 1912 he was a member of the school board there. Between 1913 and 1918, Boies served as a judge in Iowa.

Politically, Boies was a member of the Republican Party . In 1918 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eleventh constituency of Iowa . There he took over from George Cromwell Scott on March 4, 1919 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five consecutive terms in Congress by March 3, 1929 . During this time the 18th and 19th amendments to the constitution were discussed and passed there. It was about the prohibition law and women's suffrage . In 1926, William Boies was also involved in impeachment proceedings against George W. English , a federal judge from Illinois.

In 1928, William Boies declined to run again. Then he withdrew from politics. He died in Sheldon in May 1932 and was buried there.

Web links

• William D. Boies in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William D. Boies in the database of Find a Grave (English)