| Lewis Vital Bogy | |
|---|---|
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| United States Senator from Missouri | |
In office March 4, 1873 – September 20, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | Francis P. Blair Jr. |
| Succeeded by | David H. Armstrong |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives | |
In office 1840–1841 1854–1855 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 9, 1813 Ste. Genevieve, Missouri |
| Died | September 20, 1877 (aged 64) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Political party | Democratic |
Lewis Vital Bogy (April 9, 1813 – September 20, 1877) was a United States Senator from Missouri. Born in Ste. Geneviève, he attended the public schools, was employed as clerk in a mercantile establishment, studied law in Illinois, graduated from Transylvania University (Lexington, Kentucky in 1835 and commenced practice in St. Louis. He served in the Black Hawk War, was a member of the board of aldermen of St. Louis in 1838, and was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives in 1840–1841 and 1854–1855. He was Commissioner of Indian Affairs in 1867 and 1868 and president of the city council of St. Louis in 1872. Bogy was one of the founders of the St. Louis Iron Mountain Railway, acting as president for two years.
Bogy was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1873, until his death in St. Louis in 1877; he was buried at Calvary Cemetery section 1.[1]
References[]
- Lewis V. Bogy at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- ↑ Historical Tour Outline of Calvary Cemetery (brochure)
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