Leonard Boswell

American politician (1934-2018)
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Leonard Boswell
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Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
January 10, 1934
Date of death
August 17, 2018
Place of birth
Harrison County
Place of death
Des Moines
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
politician, farmer
Position held
United States representative (1997–2013), member of the State Senate of Iowa (1984–1996), United States representative (2011–2013), United States representative (2009–2011), United States representative (2007–2009), United States representative (2005–2007), United States representative (2003–2005), United States representative (2001–2003), United States representative (1999–2001), United States representative (1997–1999)[9][10][11][12][13][14]
Educated at
Graceland University (?–1969)[15]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[19]
Citizenship
United States
Cause of death
cancer[22]
Work location
Washington, D.C.
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Conflict
Vietnam War
Described by source
Leonard Boswell, Veterans’ Champion in the House, Dies at 84
Family name
Boswell
Given name
Leonard
Manner of death
natural causes
Military branch
United States Army (1956–1976)[20]
Military, police or special rank
Lieutenant Colonel[21]
Name in native language
Leonard Boswell
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Participated in conflict
Vietnam War
Place of burial
Lamoni Rose Hill Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Leonard Boswell en Leonard Leroy Boswell ar ليونارد بوسويل pl Leonard Leroy Boswell zh 倫納德·博斯韋爾
🔖 Identifiers · 17
C-SPAN person numeric ID
45520
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
45520
Find a Grave memorial ID
192328980
Freebase ID
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Iowa legislator ID
6627
JRC Names ID
168258
LegiStorm person ID
51290
NNDB people ID
384/000032288
OpenSanctions ID
Leonard Boswell
Our Campaigns candidate ID
953
Political Graveyard politician ID
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Prabook ID
566775
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US Congress Bio ID
B000652
US Federal Election Commission ID
H6IA03144
United States House of Representatives ID
9629
Vote Smart candidate ID
384
WikiTree person ID
Boswell-1660

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Summary

Leonard Boswell was born in Harrison County[1]. He was born on January 10, 1934[2]. He died in Des Moines[3]. He died on August 17, 2018[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and farmer[6].

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Career and Affiliations

Positions held include member of the United States House of Representatives[9], a member of parliament[23], in United States[24] and member of the State Senate of Iowa[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Distinguished Flying Cross[16], a courage award[25], in United States[26], founded in 1926[27] and Bronze Star Medal[17], a courage award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1944[30].

FAQs

Where was Leonard Boswell born?

Leonard Boswell's place of birth was Harrison County[1].

Where did Leonard Boswell die?

Leonard Boswell died in Des Moines[3].

What did Leonard Boswell do for work?

Leonard Boswell worked as politician[5] and farmer[6].

Where did Leonard Boswell go to school?

Leonard Boswell was educated at Graceland University[15].

What awards did Leonard Boswell receive?

Honors received include Distinguished Flying Cross[16] and Bronze Star Medal[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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