Horace Boies

Horace Boies
14th Governor of Iowa
In office
February 27, 1890 – January 11, 1894
LieutenantAlfred N. Poyneer
Samuel L. Bestow
Preceded byWilliam Larrabee
Succeeded byFrank D. Jackson
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 3rd Erie district
In office
January 1, 1857 – December 31, 1857
Preceded byJohn Clark
Succeeded byJohn T. Wheelock
Personal details
BornDecember 7, 1827
Aurora, New York
DiedApril 4, 1923(1923-04-04) (aged 95)
Long Beach, California
Political partyRepublican (before 1880)
Democratic (after 1880)
Spouse(s)Adella King (died 1855)
Versalia M. Barber (died 1877)
Children4
ProfessionLawyer

Horace Boies (December 7, 1827 – April 4, 1923) served as the 14th Governor of Iowa from 1890 to 1894 as a member of the United States Democratic Party. Boies was the only Democrat to serve in that position from 1855 to 1933, a period of 78 years.[1] [2]