Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr.
Lawyer, Person
1941 –
Who is Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr.?
Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr., is an American lawyer and lobbyist, based in Washington, D.C.
Boggs is the son of Thomas Hale Boggs, a United States Representative from Louisiana from 1941–43 and again from 1947 until his death in 1972, and Lindy Boggs, a United States Representative from Louisiana from 1973 until 1991 and thereafter U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican under President Bill Clinton. His siblings include journalist and news commentator Cokie Roberts, and Barbara Boggs Sigmund, who served as the mayor of Princeton, New Jersey.
Boggs began his legal practice in New Orleans and later moved to Washington, D.C., to become a lawyer and lobbyist in the nation's capital. He joined the law/lobbyist firm of James R. Patton, Jr., which today is known as Patton Boggs. Boggs is the firm's senior partner.
Boggs ran for US Congress in Maryland from District 8 as Democrat against incumbent Republican Gilbert Gude in 1970.
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on July 23, 2013
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