Lilburn W. Boggs
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-01-1849 | Nonpartisan | Delegate | 0 | Win |
| 09-03-1851 | Democratic | AD-19 | 0 | Win |
| Website: | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilburn_Boggs |
Candidate Biography:
Lilburn Williams Boggs
Born: December 14, 1796 in Lexington, Kentucky
Married: Julia Ann Bent (m. 1817, d. 1820), Panthea Grant Boone (m. 1823)*
Children: Angus, Henry, and Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo Boggs
Military Service: ARMY (War of 1812), State of Missouri (1838 Mormon War)
Died: March 14, 1861 in Sonoma, CA
1826-1830: Representative, Missouri State Legislature
1830-1832: Senator, Missouri State Legislature
1832-1836: Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
1836-1840: Governor of Missouri
1842-1846: Senator, Missouri State Legislature
1847: Alcalde of the Sonoma District
1849: Delegate, First California Constitutional Convention (Elected from Sonoma District but did not serve)
- MORMONS: Boggs is probably best remembered for his role in the 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, when he issued Executive Order 44 on October 27, 1838 which said that due to their "...open and avowed defiance of the laws, and of having made war upon the people of this State ... the Mormons must be treated as enemies, and must be exterminated or driven from the State if necessary for the public peace."
This "Extermination Order" was repealed by an executive order issued by Missouri Governor Christopher S. Bond on June 25, 1976. - OUCH: On May 6, 1842, Boggs was shot four times by an unknown party (allegedly Orrin Porter Rockwell) as he read a newspaper in his study. Two shots lodged in his skull, another in his neck, and a fourth entered his throat, which he then swallowed.
- Panthea Boone was a granddaughter of Daniel Boone.
- SUPER CLASSY: Allaboutmormons.com issued a "Commemorative Lilburn W. Boggs Toilet Paper" in 2009.
Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis
Source: Governmental Roster, 1889. State and County Governments of California by W. C. Hendricks
Source: OFFICE OF GOVERNOR LILBURN WILLIAMS BOGGS, 1837-1841 by Missouri State Archives [ONLINE]