David A. Boody
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David Augustus Boody was a United States Representative from New York
. Born in Jackson, Maine
, he attended the common schools and Phillips Academy
(in Andover, Massachusetts
). He studied law with Charles M. Brown in Bangor, Maine
, was admitted to the bar
in 1860 at Belfast, Maine
, and commenced practice in Camden, Maine
. He moved to Brooklyn, New York in 1862 and engaged in the banking and brokerage business. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Forty-eighth Congress in 1882, and was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention
s in 1884 and 1892. He was president of Berkeley Institute in Brooklyn from 1886 to 1922, and was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress and held office from March 4, 1891 until his resignation on October 13, 1891.
Boody was Mayor of the City of Brooklyn in 1892 and 1893, and resumed his former banking and brokerage business. He served as president of the board of trustees of the Brooklyn Public Library
from 1897 until his death, and was a member of the New York Stock Exchange
but retired in 1926. He resided in Brooklyn until his death there in 1930; interment was in Green-Wood Cemetery
. David A. Boody Junior High School is named after him in Brooklyn, NY.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Born in Jackson, Maine
Jackson, Maine
Jackson is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The town was named after General Henry Jackson of the Revolutionary War. The population was 506 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, he attended the common schools and Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy is a selective, co-educational independent boarding high school for boarding and day students in grades 9–12, along with a post-graduate year...
(in Andover, Massachusetts
Andover, Massachusetts
Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was incorporated in 1646 and as of the 2010 census, the population was 33,201...
). He studied law with Charles M. Brown in Bangor, Maine
Bangor, Maine
Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...
, was admitted to the bar
Bar (law)
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in 1860 at Belfast, Maine
Belfast, Maine
Belfast is a city in Waldo County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,668. Located at the mouth of the Passagassawakeag River on Penobscot Bay, Belfast is the county seat of Waldo County...
, and commenced practice in Camden, Maine
Camden, Maine
Camden is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,254 at the 2000 census. The population of the town more than triples during the summer months, due to tourists and summer residents. Camden is a famous summer colony in the Mid-Coast region of Maine...
. He moved to Brooklyn, New York in 1862 and engaged in the banking and brokerage business. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Forty-eighth Congress in 1882, and was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention
Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 1852 national convention...
s in 1884 and 1892. He was president of Berkeley Institute in Brooklyn from 1886 to 1922, and was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress and held office from March 4, 1891 until his resignation on October 13, 1891.
Boody was Mayor of the City of Brooklyn in 1892 and 1893, and resumed his former banking and brokerage business. He served as president of the board of trustees of the Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Public Library
The Brooklyn Public Library is the public library system of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. It is the fifth largest public library system in the United States. Like the two other public library systems in New York City, it is an independent nonprofit organization that is funded by the...
from 1897 until his death, and was a member of the New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies at 13.39 trillion as of Dec 2010...
but retired in 1926. He resided in Brooklyn until his death there in 1930; interment was in Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 as a rural cemetery in Brooklyn, Kings County , New York. It was granted National Historic Landmark status in 2006 by the U.S. Department of the Interior.-History:...
. David A. Boody Junior High School is named after him in Brooklyn, NY.