Thomas K. Boggan

Thomas Kendall Boggan (February 2, 1880 - March 28, 1958) was an American teacher, lawyer, and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate, from the 38th District, from 1916 to 1920.

Early life and education Thomas Kendall Boggan was born on February 2, 1880, in Mooresville, Mississippi. He was the son of Thomas Armstrong Boggan, a former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, and Mittie Catherine (Mitchener) Boggan, a descendant of Daniel Boone. He then attended the University of Michigan Law School for three semesters and then did a senior course in the University of Mississippi School of Law, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1912.

Personal life Boggan was a member of the Methodist Church, and of the Freemasons, Woodmen of the World, and the Knights of Pythias. He married Shirley Sue Neill in 1904. Boggan died at his home in Jackson, Mississippi, on March 28, 1958, from a self-inflicted bullet wound, after being "in ill health and despondent for a month."