Alexander ‘Aleck’ Boarman (December 10 1839 – August 30 1916) was a United States federal judge appointed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana and United States Representative. He fought in the American Civil War for the Confederate States of America from 1861–1865; during the war he was promoted to the rank of captain. After the war Boarman entered politics and was elected in 1866 as the mayor of Shreveport Louisiana.
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active years end date
1873-03-03, 1916-08-30
active years start date
1872-12-03, 1881-05-18
alma mater
University of Kentucky
birth date
1839-12-10
birth place
Mississippi, Yazoo City Mississippi
country
Confederate States of America
death date
1916-08-30
death place
Franklin County New York, Loon Lake New York, New York
military rank
Confederate States Army
military unit
Army of Northern Virginia
office
Mayor of Shreveport Louisiana, U.S. Federal District Judge of the Western District of Louisiana 5th Circuit
order in office
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 4th District
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