William Borah
William Edgar Borah ( born June 29, 1865 in Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois; † 19 January 1940 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician of the Republican Party. From 1907 until his death he was sitting for the U.S. state of Idaho in the U.S. Senate.
Early years
As the son of Elizabeth and William Borah Nathan he was born in Fairfield. In his childhood he attended the schools of Wayne County. After a drawing by HT Webster, a well-known cartoonist, was released, Borah had the desire to work on the railroad. This desire, however, was not fulfilled. Instead, he attended the University of Kansas in 1885 and studied law. His first year he missed, however, due to tuberculosis. Already in 1887 he completed his studies and was admitted in September of the year as a lawyer.
Career
First Borah worked as a lawyer in Lyons, Kansas. 1890 he moved to Seattle, however, continue. Also in Seattle, he did not stay long, he finally settled in the young state of Idaho down, more precisely in the capital Boise. There he quickly rose to become one of the most prominent attorneys in the state.
1902 Borah made her first appearance in politics when he ran for the first time for a seat in the U.S. Senate. However, he could not prevail against Weldon B. Heyburn itself. In 1907, shortly before his election to the Senate, Borah worked as a prosecutor.
Marriage and Family
1895 married Mary McConnell Borah, the daughter of Governor William J. McConnell. The marriage remained childless. During his tenure as Senator Borah had an extramarital relationship with Alice Roosevelt Longworth, the eldest daughter of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Together both had a daughter.
Term as Senator
On January 15, 1907 Borah was first elected by the Idaho Legislature in the U.S. Senate. In 1912 he was elected by the Legislature again. In the years 1918, 1924, 1930 and 1936, he was then, after the popular election of senators was introduced, re-elected by the people. To date, he is the member of Congress from Idaho with the longest tenure.
In the years 1908-1912 he was a member of the Republican National Committee. In 1912, he was then a delegate of his party at the Republican National Convention. As Senator Borah took less than party interests him agreeable political principles, for this reason, he was often referred to by his party as the great enemy. He also was interested in the creation of alliances and took the position of the separation of the American liberal politics and the European great power politics.
In 1919, there were inconsistencies between the Senators Henry Cabot Lodge Sr., Hiram Johnson and Borah and U.S. President Woodrow Wilson on the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles and the U.S. accession to the League of Nations. The senators prevented ultimately successful ratification and accession by the United States to the League of Nations.
In the years 1925 to 1933 Borah was then Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations. As committee chairman he advocated pro-Soviet views. He was also an advocate for the establishment of diplomatic relations with Moscow. Borah was still instrumental in the creation of the United States Department of Labor and the United States Children's Bureau.
Politically Borah was attributable to the progressive wing of his party. In 1936, Borah was one of the candidates for the presidency of the Republican Party. However, he was only in Wisconsin ensure the majority of the delegates, not enough to be nominated for.
Last years and death
In his last years Borah was extremely popular with the voters in Idaho. On January 19, 1940 Borah died of intracerebral hemorrhage at his home in the capital. From the Senate, he was honored with a state. He is buried at the Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise.
Posthumous work
Several schools and streets were named after Borah. Borah Peak, the highest mountain in Idaho, was named after him in his lifetime.