- William Whiting Boardman
William Whiting Boardman (
October 10 ,1794 -August 27 ,1871 ) was a politician and United States Representative from Connecticut.He was born in
New Milford, Connecticut , ["Obituary Record" 46.] the son ofElijah Boardman and nephew ofDavid Sherman Boardman . He was an early graduate ofBacon Academy inColchester, CT . ["William Whiting Boardman."] He was a Connecticut state senator in the fourth district, 1830-32, a member of the Connecticut state house of representatives, 1836-39, 1845, and 1849-51, Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1836, 1839, and 1845, United States Representative from Connecticut's second district, 1840-43. ["William Whiting Boardman."] He died inNew Haven, Connecticut of acutebronchitis , and is interred atGrove Street Cemetery . ["Obituary" 4.]Notes
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*(1880). "Obituary Record of Graduates". New Haven: Yale University.
*"William Whiting Boardman." [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000578 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress] . Retrieved October 13, 2007.
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