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James Caleb Boggs

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James Caleb Boggs

66th & 67th Governor of Delaware
(January 20, 1953 to December 18, 1960)

From Wilmington, Delaware

Colonel, WWII

6th Armored Cavalry, 3rd Army (Patton's)

Awarded the Bronze Star, Legion of Merit and
Croix de Guerre

United States House of Representatives 1947-1953

United States Senator 1961-1973

Lawyer

Born: May 15, 1909   Died: March 26, 1993

Wife: Elizabeth Muir

Children: James Jr., Marilu

Artist: Orville H. Peets, 1961

Oil on canvas; Size 29 '/4" x 24 1 /2"

Collection of Delaware State Museums


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