Albert O. Boschen Explained

Birth Name:Albert Orlando Boschen
Birth Date:25 June 1873
Birth Place:Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Resting Place:Hollywood Cemetery
Office1:Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Richmond City
Term Start1:January 10, 1934
Term End1:January 13, 1954
Predecessor1:Elben C. Folkes
Successor1:George E. Allen Jr.
Term Start2:January 9, 1924
Term End2:January 11, 1928
Preceded2:J. Fulmer Bright
Succeeded2:S. S. P. Patteson
Term Start3:January 9, 1918
Term End3:January 11, 1922
Preceded3:Graham B. Hobson
Succeeded3:J. Fulmer Bright
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Ivy Longworth
Alma Mater:Richmond College

Albert Orlando Boschen (June 25, 1873 – August 15, 1957) was an American politician who served in the Virginia House of Delegates.[1]

Born in Richmond, Virginia, Boschen was educated at Benedictine High School and the University of Richmond. After working in his father's shoe business, he enrolled in the T. C. Williams School of Law, after which he began a law practice in 1898. He first ventured into politics in 1900 as a member of the Democratic Committee in Richmond.[2]

Boschen acted with a stock theater company and in amateur dramatic productions. He also directed the Virginia Historical Pageant and Samis Grotto.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dodson, E. Griffith. E. Griffith Dodson

    . E. Griffith Dodson. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1919–1939: Register. July 17, 2020. 1939. Virginia State Library. Richmond.

  2. News: Albert O. Boschen, 84, Richmond Attorney, Dies . August 2, 2020 . The Times Dispatch . August 16, 1957 . Virginia, Richmond . 7. Newspapers.com.