Marvin H. Bovee

Marvin H. Bovee
Marvin H. Bovee
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 10th district
	In office; January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854
Preceded by	Judson Prentice
Succeeded by	James DeNoon Reymert
Personal details
Born	January 5, 1827; Amsterdam, New York, U.S.
Died	May 7, 1888 (aged 61); Whitewater, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Hillside Cemetery, Whitewater, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Laura S. Dowd (died 1920)
Children	Maud Luella (Halverson); (b. 1864; died 1935); Rollin Forrest Bovee; (b. 1875; died 1954);

Marvin Henry Bovee (January 5, 1827 – May 7, 1888) was an American educator and advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. He served one year in the Wisconsin State Senate (1853) and authored the act which abolished capital punishment in the state of Wisconsin (1853 Wis. Act 103). He later wrote a treatise about the immorality of capital punishment and delivered over 1,200 lectures on the issue around the country over the last 30 years of his life.^[1]

^ "Death of Marvin Bovee". Wisconsin State Journal. May 9, 1888. p. 4. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[obit-wsj-1] "Death of Marvin Bovee". Wisconsin State Journal. May 9, 1888. p. 4. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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Marvin H. Bovee

Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 10th district
In office January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854
Preceded by	Judson Prentice
Succeeded by	James DeNoon Reymert

Personal details
Born	(1827-01-05)January 5, 1827 Amsterdam, New York, U.S.
Died	May 7, 1888(1888-05-07) (aged 61) Whitewater, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Hillside Cemetery, Whitewater, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Laura S. Dowd (died 1920)
Children	Maud Luella (Halverson) ^{(b. 1864; died 1935)} Rollin Forrest Bovee ^{(b. 1875; died 1954)}