John William Boehne

Democrat Representative of Indiana's 1st district

Congresses Served

House Terms

October 28, 1856 (90 years old)

Birthday

December 27, 1946

Death

American politician who served as a U.S. Representative.
Born in Scott Township, Indiana, and educated in local schools and Evansville Business College.
Worked as an accountant and engaged in stove and range manufacturing.
Elected as councilman at large in Evansville in 1897 and reelected in 1899.
Served as mayor of Evansville from 1905 to 1908.
Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1908.
Elected to the Sixty-first and Sixty-second Congresses, serving from 1909 to 1913.
Did not seek renomination in 1912.
Served as director of the Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis, Missouri.
Retired from active business pursuits after his political career.
Died in Evansville, Indiana, and was interred in the Lutheran Cemetery.
The John W. Boehne House in Evansville is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.