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[[Image:Lewis V. Bogy - Brady-Handy.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Lewis V. Bogy]] |
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[[Image:Photograph of the Side of the Joseph Bogy House in Ste Genevieve MO.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The Bogy House in [[Ste. Genevieve, Missouri|Ste. Geneviiève]].]] |
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{{Infobox officeholder |
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|name = Lewis Vital Bogy |
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|image = Lewis V. Bogy - Brady-Handy (3x4a).jpg |
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|jr/sr1 = United States Senator |
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|state1 = [[Missouri]] |
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|term_start1 = March 4, 1873 |
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|term_end1 = September 20, 1877 |
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|predecessor1 = [[Francis Preston Blair Jr.|Francis P. Blair Jr.]] |
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|successor1 = [[David H. Armstrong]] |
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|office2 = [[Commissioner of Indian Affairs]] |
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|term_start2 = 1866 |
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|term_end2 = 1867 |
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|president2 = [[Andrew Johnson]] |
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|predecessor2 = [[Dennis N. Cooley]] |
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|successor2 = [[Nathaniel Green Taylor]] |
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|office3 = President of the [[St. Louis Board of Aldermen]] |
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|term3 = 1872 |
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|office4 = Member of the [[Missouri House of Representatives]] |
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|term4 = 1840–1841<br>1854–1855 |
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|office5 = St. Louis Alderman |
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|term5 = 1838 |
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1813|4|9}} |
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|birth_place = [[Ste. Genevieve, Missouri]] |
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|death_date = {{death date and age|1877|9|20|1813|4|9}} |
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|death_place = [[St. Louis, Missouri]] |
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|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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|signature = Signature of Lewis Vital Bogy (1813–1877).png |
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'''Lewis Vital Bogy''' ( |
'''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. |
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Bogy was elected as a [[USDemocrat|Democrat]] to the U.S. Senate and served from |
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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==See also== |
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*[[List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)]] |
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|before=[[Francis Preston Blair |
|before=[[Francis Preston Blair Jr.|Francis P. Blair Jr.]] |
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|after=[[David H. Armstrong]] |
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|alongside=[[Carl Schurz]], [[Francis Cockrell|Francis M. Cockrell]] |
|alongside=[[Carl Schurz]], [[Francis Cockrell|Francis M. Cockrell]] |
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|years=1873–1877}} |
|years=1873–1877}} |
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[[Category:1813 births]] |
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[[Category:1877 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Democratic Party United States senators from Missouri]] |
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[[Category:Transylvania University alumni]] |
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[[Category:Burials at Calvary Cemetery (St. Louis)]] |
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[[Category:19th-century American legislators]] |
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[[Category:19th-century Missouri politicians]] |
Revision as of 06:14, 1 March 2024
Lewis Vital Bogy | |
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United States Senator from Missouri | |
In office March 4, 1873 – September 20, 1877 | |
Preceded by | Francis P. Blair Jr. |
Succeeded by | David H. Armstrong |
Commissioner of Indian Affairs | |
In office 1866–1867 | |
President | Andrew Johnson |
Preceded by | Dennis N. Cooley |
Succeeded by | Nathaniel 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 | Ste. Genevieve, Missouri | April 9, 1813
Died | September 20, 1877 St. Louis, Missouri | (aged 64)
Political party | Democratic |
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
- ^ Historical Tour Outline of Calvary Cemetery (brochure)
- 1813 births
- 1877 deaths
- American people of Acadian descent
- Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives
- Democratic Party United States senators from Missouri
- Transylvania University alumni
- Burials at Calvary Cemetery (St. Louis)
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century Missouri politicians