Hale Boggs
Hale Boggs | |
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Boggs in March 1971 | |
| House Majority Leader | |
| In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | |
| Deputy | Tip O'Neill |
| Speaker | Carl Albert |
| Preceded by | Carl Albert |
| Succeeded by | Tip O'Neill |
| House Majority Whip | |
| In office January 10, 1962 – January 3, 1971 | |
| Leader | Carl Albert |
| Preceded by | Carl Albert |
| Succeeded by | Tip O'Neill |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Paul H. Maloney |
| Succeeded by | Lindy Boggs |
| In office January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Paul H. Maloney |
| Succeeded by | Paul H. Maloney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Hale Boggs February 15, 1914 Long Beach, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | On or after October 16, 1972 (aged 58) Alaska, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4, including Barbara, Tommy, and Cokie |
| Education | Tulane University (BA, LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Rank | Ensign |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Disappeared | October 16, 1972 (aged 58) Alaska, U.S. |
| Status | Declared dead in absentia December 29, 1972 (aged 58) |
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Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. (February 15, 1914 – disappeared October 16, 1972; declared dead December 29, 1972) was an American Democratic Party politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the House majority leader and a member of the Warren Commission.
In 1972, while still majority leader, Boggs was on a fundraising drive in Alaska when the twin engine airplane on which he was travelling along with Alaska congressman Nick Begich and two others disappeared en route from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska.