Vincent Boreing
Vincent Boreing | |
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David Grant Colson | |
Succeeded by | W. Godfrey Hunter |
Personal details | |
Born | 24th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry | November 24, 1839
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Vincent Boreing (November 24, 1839 – September 16, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
Biography
Boreing was born near
Early careers
In 1868 through 1872, Boreing served as the county superintendent of public schools. Later in 1875, he established the Mountain Echo in London, the first Republican newspaper published in southeastern Kentucky.
Boreing served in various positions in the 1880s. He served as a county judge in 1886, president of the Cumberland Valley Land Co. in 1887, president of the First National Bank of London in 1888, and as a department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in Kentucky in 1889.
U.S. Representative career
Boreing was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth, Fifty-seventh, and Fifty-eighth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1899, until his death in London on September 16, 1903.[1] He was buried at the Pine Grove Cemetery.
Legacy
Vincent Boreing is the namesake of the community of Boreing, Kentucky.[2]
See also
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
References
- ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. III. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ISBN 978-0-8131-4401-6.
- United States Congress. "Vincent Boreing (id: B000637)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress