William Patterson Borland
William Patterson Borland (born October 14, 1867 in Leavenworth , Leavenworth County , Kansas , † February 20, 1919 in Koblenz , Germany ) was an American politician . Between 1909 and 1919 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .
Career
William Borland attended public schools in his homeland. After a subsequent law degree at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and his license to practice law in 1892, he began to work in Kansas City in this profession. In his new home, Borland helped found the Kansas City School of Law , of which he was dean from 1895 to 1909. In 1898, Borland was on a commission that redrafted Kansas City's local laws. At that time he also wrote a few essays on various legal subjects.
Politically, Borland was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1908 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Edgar C. Ellis on March 4, 1909 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete almost five legislative terms in Congress until his death on February 20, 1919 . During this time, the First World War and the ratification of the 16th and 17th amendments to the Constitution took place .
In 1918, William Borland was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. However, because of his death on February 20 of this year, he would not have been able to start the new legislative period beginning March 4, 1919. He died during a trip on behalf of his Masonic Lodge near Koblenz in what is now Rhineland-Palatinate and was buried in Kansas City.
Web links
- William Patterson Borland in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
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SURNAME | Borland, William Patterson |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1867 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Leavenworth , Kansas |
DATE OF DEATH | February 20, 1919 |
Place of death | near Koblenz , Germany |