Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940
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Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1946.
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Borah, William E. (William Edgar), 1865-1940.
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Lawyer and U.S. senator from Idaho.
U.S. senator from Idaho.
Attorney in Boise, Idaho; United States senator from Idaho, 1907-1940.
United States senator from Idaho, 1907-1940.
U.S. senator from Idaho and lawyer.
Biographical Note
William Edgar Borah, Republican Senator from Idaho, was born in Fairfield, Illinois, June 29, 1865, the seventh of ten children born to William Nathan and Elizabeth (West) Borah. He was educated in the public schools near Fairfield and at Enfield College. He spent two years, 1885-1887, at the University of Kansas, but had to withdraw because of illness. He then studied law in the office of his brother-in-law and was admitted to the Kansas bar in 1890.
In 1891 he moved west and settled in Boise, Idaho, where he opened a law office. On April 21, 1895, he married Mary McConnell the daughter of Governor William J. McConnell.
He first became a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1903, but was defeated by Weldon Heyburn. He was elected in 1907 and served in that body until his death in 1940. In 1924 he became chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee; he also served on the Judiciary Committee. He was often mentioned as a presidential candidate, but not until 1936 did he actually enter any primaries; his defeat at the convention by Alf Landon was not unexpected.
William E. Borah died January 19, 1940, following a stroke.
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