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|predecessor1 = [[Francis Preston Blair Jr.|Francis P. Blair Jr.]]
|predecessor1 = [[Francis Preston Blair Jr.|Francis P. Blair Jr.]]
|successor1 = [[David H. Armstrong]]
|successor1 = [[David H. Armstrong]]
|office2 = Member of the [[Missouri House of Representatives]]
|office2 = [[Commissioner of Indian Affairs]]
|term2 = 1840–1841<br>1854–1855
|term_start2 = 1866
|term_end2 = 1867
|president2 = [[Andrew Johnson]]
|predecessor2 = [[Dennis N. Cooley]]
|successor2 = [[Nathaniel Green Taylor]]
|office3 = President of the [[St. Louis Board of Aldermen]]
|term3 = 1872
|office4 = Member of the [[Missouri House of Representatives]]
|term4 = 1840–1841<br>1854–1855
|office5 = St. Louis Alderman
|term5 = 1838
|birth_date = {{birth date|1813|4|9}}
|birth_date = {{birth date|1813|4|9}}
|birth_place = [[Ste. Genevieve, Missouri]]
|birth_place = [[Ste. Genevieve, Missouri]]
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'''Lewis Vital Bogy''' (April 9, 1813{{spaced ndash}}September 20, 1877) was a [[United States senator]] from [[Missouri]]. Born in [[Ste. Genevieve, Missouri|Ste. Geneviève]], he attended the public schools, was employed as clerk in a mercantile establishment, studied law in [[Illinois]], graduated from [[Transylvania University]] ([[Lexington, Kentucky]] in 1835 and commenced practice in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]]. He served in the [[Black Hawk War]], was a member of the board of [[aldermen]] of St. Louis in 1838, and was a member of the [[Missouri House of Representatives]] in 1840–1841 and 1854–1855. He was Commissioner of Indian Affairs in 1867 and 1868 and president of the [[city council]] of St. Louis in 1872. Bogy was one of the founders of the St. Louis Iron Mountain Railway, acting as president for two years.
'''Lewis Vital Bogy''' (April 9, 1813{{spaced ndash}}September 20, 1877) was a [[United States senator]] from [[Missouri]]. Born in [[Ste. Genevieve, Missouri|Ste. Geneviève]], he attended the public schools, was employed as clerk in a mercantile establishment, studied law in [[Illinois]], graduated from [[Transylvania University]] ([[Lexington, Kentucky]] in 1835 and commenced practice in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]]. He served in the [[Black Hawk War]], was a member of the board of [[aldermen]] of St. Louis in 1838, and was a member of the [[Missouri House of Representatives]] in 1840–1841 and 1854–1855. He was [[commissioner of Indian Affairs]] in 1866 and 1867, and president of the [[city council]] of St. Louis in 1872. Bogy was one of the founders of the St. Louis Iron Mountain Railway, acting as president for two years.


Bogy was elected as a [[USDemocrat|Democrat]] to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1873, until his death in St. Louis in 1877; he was buried at [[Calvary Cemetery (St. Louis)|Calvary Cemetery]] section 1.<ref>Historical Tour Outline of Calvary Cemetery (brochure)</ref>
Bogy was elected as a [[USDemocrat|Democrat]] to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1873, until his death in St. Louis in 1877; he was buried at [[Calvary Cemetery (St. Louis)|Calvary Cemetery]] section 1.<ref>Historical Tour Outline of Calvary Cemetery (brochure)</ref>
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Revision as of 06:14, 1 March 2024

Lewis Vital Bogy
United States Senator
from Missouri
In office
March 4, 1873 – September 20, 1877
Preceded byFrancis P. Blair Jr.
Succeeded byDavid H. Armstrong
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
In office
1866–1867
PresidentAndrew Johnson
Preceded byDennis N. Cooley
Succeeded byNathaniel Green Taylor
President of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen
In office
1872
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
In office
1840–1841
1854–1855
St. Louis Alderman
In office
1838
Personal details
Born(1813-04-09)April 9, 1813
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
DiedSeptember 20, 1877(1877-09-20) (aged 64)
St. Louis, Missouri
Political partyDemocratic
Signature

Lewis Vital Bogy (April 9, 1813 – September 20, 1877) was a United States senator from Missouri. Born in Ste. Geneviève, he attended the public schools, was employed as clerk in a mercantile establishment, studied law in Illinois, graduated from Transylvania University (Lexington, Kentucky in 1835 and commenced practice in St. Louis. He served in the Black Hawk War, was a member of the board of aldermen of St. Louis in 1838, and was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives in 1840–1841 and 1854–1855. He was commissioner of Indian Affairs in 1866 and 1867, and president of the city council of St. Louis in 1872. Bogy was one of the founders of the St. Louis Iron Mountain Railway, acting as president for two years.

Bogy was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1873, until his death in St. Louis in 1877; he was buried at Calvary Cemetery section 1.[1]

See also

Notes

  • United States Congress. "Lewis V. Bogy (id: B000595)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

References

  1. ^ Historical Tour Outline of Calvary Cemetery (brochure)
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 3) from Missouri
1873–1877
Served alongside: Carl Schurz, Francis M. Cockrell 		Succeeded by
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