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BORAH, WILLIAM. William Edgar Borah (June 29, 1865–January 19, 1940) was a prominent Republican senator during the Great Depression.Known as the "Lion of Idaho," he defended Jeffersonian principles, upheld civil libertarian doctrines, espoused constitutionalism, and safeguarded the special interests of his home state.
William Edgar Borah was born on June 29, 1865, in Fairfield, Illinois, just as the United States was emerging from its four-year civil war. After attending the University of Kansas and being admitted to the Kansas bar in 1887, Borah moved to Idaho in 1890 and became a successful attorney. Defeated in his first attempt to enter Congress as a ...
29 de jun. de 2020 · We spoke with an expert about the senator's vast contributions to the state's history.
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One curious exception, however, appears to have been Senator William Edgar Borah of Idaho, chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations between 1924 and 1933, who repeatedly gave voice to his belief that the post- war treaties, and among them the Treaty of Trianon, should be revisited.
William Edgar Borah was a Republican Senator from Idaho, born in Fairfield, Illinois, June 29, 1865. This collection contains scrapbooks housing newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and some letters about Senator Borah; also photographs of Borah and recordings of four of his speeches.
William Edgar Borah was born on June 29, 1865 in Illinois. After several years as a lawyer, he served as a Republican Senator for 33 years (1907-1940). Known as the "Lion of Idaho" because of his progressive viewpoints, he chaired the Senate Foreigh Relations Committee, was against the US joinging the League of Nations in 1918, distrusted ...
William Edgar Borah was born on June 29, 1865, on a farm in Jasper, Illinois. His schooling included the Wayne County common schools and the Southern Illinois Academy at Enfield. Graduating from the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 1889, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in September 1890. After practicing law in Lyons, Kansas, and ...
