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William Joseph Deboe
American politician

William Joseph Deboe

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American politician
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Crittenden County, USA
Place of death
Marion, USA
Age
78 years
Education
University of Louisville School of Medicine
University of Louisville
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Biography

William Joseph DeBoe (June 30, 1849 – June 15, 1927) was a U.S. Senator representing Kentucky from 1897 to 1903.

Early life

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Born in Crittenden County, Kentucky, DeBoe attended Ewing College in Illinois, studying both law and medicine. He graduated from the University of Louisville School of Medicine and practiced for a few years. The then renewed the study of law and was admitted to the bar in 1889. He practiced law in Marion, Kentucky (Crittenden County).

Career

DeBoe served as superintendent of schools of Crittenden County. He then ran an unsuccessful candidacy for election in 1892 to Congress. He served as a member of the Kentucky State Senate from 1893 to 1898. He was afterward elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1897 to March 3, 1903. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1902.

While in the Senate, DeBoe served as chairman to the Committee on Indian Depredations and the Committee to Establish the University of the United States. He was a delegate from Kentucky to the 1912 Republican National Convention. Ten years later he served as the postmaster of Marion, Kentucky from 1923 to 1927. He died in Marion and was interred in Maple View Cemetery.

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U.S. Senate
Preceded by
Joseph C. S. Blackburn
U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Kentucky
1897–1903
Succeeded by
James B. McCreary
Kentucky's delegation(s) to the 55th–57th United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)
55thSenate: W. Lindsay | W. J. DeboeHouse: A. S. Berry | J. D. Clardy | W. Evans | S. J. Pugh | D. G. Colson | C. K. Wheeler | J. S. Rhea | D. H. Smith | E. E Settle | G. Davison | T. Y. Fitzpatrick
56thSenate: W. Lindsay | W. J. DeboeHouse: A. S. Berry | S. J. Pugh | C. K. Wheeler | J. S. Rhea | D. H. Smith | E. E Settle | T. Y. Fitzpatrick | H. D. Allen | O. Turner | G. G. Gilbert | V. Boreing | J. W. Gayle
57thSenate: W. J. Deboe | J. C. S. BlackburnHouse: C. K. Wheeler | J. S. Rhea | D. H. Smith | H. D. Allen | G. G. Gilbert | V. Boreing | H. S. Irwin | D. L. Gooch | S. Trimble | J. N. Kehoe | J. B. White | J. M. Moss



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Who was William Joseph Deboe?
William Joseph Deboe (January 30, 1849 – March 15, 1927) was a United States representative and senator from Kentucky. He was the first Republican to be popularly elected to the United States Senate before the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment, becoming the first senator elected by direct vote of the people in each state.
Where was William Joseph Deboe born?
Deboe was born near Marion, Kentucky on January 30, 1849.
What political party did William Joseph Deboe belong to?
Deboe belonged to the Republican Party.
What position did William Joseph Deboe hold in the United States Senate?
Deboe served as a United States senator from Kentucky.
When did William Joseph Deboe pass away?
Deboe passed away on March 15, 1927.
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