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Politics, January - May 1907 Item Info

Title:
Politics, January - May 1907
Creator:
Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940
Date Created (Archival Standard):
1907-01 - 1907-05
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1907
Description:
William Edgar Borah, Republican Senator from Idaho. 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. Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and some letters about Senator Borah; also photographs of Borah and recordings of four of his speeches.
Subjects:
legislators members of Congress Idaho politics
Source:
William Edgar Borah Scrapbooks, 1903-1947, MG 10, Box 2, Scrapbook 43, https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv30443
Source Identifier:
SB43
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf

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