Lewis V. Bogy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Lewis V. Bogy

American politician

Date of Birth: 09-Apr-1813

Place of Birth: Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 20-Sep-1877

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Lewis V. Bogy

  • 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 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. 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.

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