William Benton Boggs | |
Birth Date: | 8 October 1854 |
Birth Place: | Alabama, U.S. |
Death Place: | Louisiana, U.S. |
Office1: | Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives |
Term Start1: | 1892 |
Term End1: | 1900 |
Preceded1: | Robert Houston Curry |
Succeeded1: | W. H. McClenaghen |
Office2: | Member of the Louisiana State Senate |
Term Start2: | 1908 |
Term End2: | 1916 |
Preceded2: | E. S. Dortch |
Succeeded2: | William J. Johnston |
Party: | Democratic |
Children: | 2 |
William Benton Boggs (October 8, 1854 – February 18, 1922) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives[1] and the Louisiana State Senate.[2]
Boggs was born in Alabama, the son of Lucinda Barnett and Samuel Boggs.[3] Boggs served as the mayor of Plain Dealing, Louisiana. In 1892, he was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives. Boggs succeeded Robert Houston Curry. In 1900, he was succeeded by W. H. McClenaghen. Eight years later, Boggs was elected to the Louisiana State Senate. He succeeded E. S. Dortch. In 1916, Boggs was succeeded by William J. Johnston.
Boggs died in February 1922 in Alabama, at the age of 67. He was buried in Plain Dealing Cemetery.