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    Biography

    (Husband of Corinne Claiborne Boggs), Representative from Louisiana; born in Long Beach, Harrison County, Miss., February 15, ; attended the public and parochial schools of Jefferson Parish, La.; was graduated from Tulane University, New Orleans, La., in and from the law department of the same university in ; was admitted to the bar in and commenced practice in New Orleans, La.; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-seventh Congress (January 3, January 3, ); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in ; resumed the practice of law in New Orleans, La.; enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve in November ; was commissioned an ensign and attached to the Potomac River Naval Command and the United States Maritime Service until separated in January ; again elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses; chairman, Special Committee on Campaign Expenditures (Eighty-second Congress); majority whip (Eighty-seventh through Ninety-first Congresses), majority leader (Ninety-second Congress); disappeared while on a campaign flight from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska, October 16, ; served from January 3, , until January 3, , when he was presumed dead pursuant to House Resolution 1, Ninety-third Congress.
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    Thomas Hale Boggs Jr.

    American lawyer, lobbyist ( - )

    For persons of a similar name, see Thomas Boggs (disambiguation).

    Tommy Boggs

    Born()September 18,

    New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

    Died (aged&#;73)

    Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.

    Resting placeCongressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States
    Alma&#;materGeorgetown University Law Center
    Occupation(s)Lawyer, lobbyist
    SpouseBarbara Denechaud Boggs
    Children3
    Parent(s)Hale Boggs
    Lindy Boggs
    RelativesCokie Roberts (sister)
    Barbara Boggs Sigmund (sister)
    Rebecca Roberts (niece)

    Thomas Hale Boggs Jr. (September 18, – September 15, ) was an American lawyer and lobbyist based in Washington, D.C.[1]

    Biography

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    Boggs was the son of Thomas Hale Boggs (–), a United States Representative from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district,[2] and Lindy Boggs (–), her husband's successor in the 2nd congressional district and thereafter U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican under U.S. President Bill Clinton.[3] His siblings included journalist and news commentator Cokie Roberts (–) and Barbara Boggs Sigmund (–), who served as the mayor of Princeton, New Jersey.[4]

    Lobbying career

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    Boggs, a Democrat, began his legal practice in New Orl