Penrose, Boies, 1860-1921

Born in Philadelphia in 1860, Boies Penrose graduated from Harvard University and practiced law in his native city in 1883. From 1884 until 1897 he served in the Pennsylvania legislature as a representative and senator. An unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Philadelphia in 1895, he served as a United States senator from 1897 until his death in Washington, D.C., in 1921.

From the description of Boies Penrose political and legal journal, 1889. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 276948053