Hale Boggs

Hale Boggs
Boggs in March 1971
House Majority Leader
In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973[a]
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 (1914-02-15)February 15, 1914 Long Beach, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	On or after October 16, 1972 (aged 58) Alaska, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Lindy Claiborne ​ (m. 1938)​
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 (1972-12-29)December 29, 1972 (aged 58)

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.
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