David Augustus Boody | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – October 13, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Felix Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Alfred C. Chapin |
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| Born | August 13, 1837 (1837-08-13) Jackson, Maine |
| Died | January 20, 1930 (1930-01-21) (aged 92) Brooklyn, New York |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Alice H. Treat Boody |
| Profession | Attorney, banker, stockbroker, railroad president, politician |
David Augustus Boody (August 13, 1837 – January 20, 1930) was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician who served briefly as aUnited States representative fromNew York in 1891.
Born in a log cabin built by his father inJackson, Maine, Boody was the son of David and Lucretia Boody, and attended the common schools andPhillips Academy (inAndover, Massachusetts). He studied law with Charles M. Brown inBangor, Maine,[1] was admitted to thebar in 1860 atBelfast, Maine, and commenced practice inCamden, Maine. He married Alice H. Treat.
Boody moved toBrooklyn, New York in 1862 and engaged in the banking andbrokerage business. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Forty-eighth Congress in 1882, and was a delegate to theDemocratic National Conventions in 1884 and 1892. He was president of Berkeley Institute in Brooklyn from 1886 to 1922.
Elected as aDemocrat to the Fifty-second Congress, Boody served as United States Representative for the second district of New York and held office from March 4, 1891 until his resignation on October 13, 1891.
Boody wasMayor of the City of Brooklyn in 1892 and 1893, and resumed his former banking and brokerage business. He was President of the Louisiana and Northwestern Railway and Vice-President of the Sprague National Bank.[2] He served as president of the board of trustees of theBrooklyn Public Library from 1897 until his death, and was a member of theNew York Stock Exchange but retired in 1926.
Boody died in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on January 20, 1930 (age 92 years, 160 days). He isinterred atGreen-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. David A. Boody Junior High School is named after him in Brooklyn, New York.
Brooklyn named afireboat afterBoody in 1892.[3]TheBrooklyn Fire Department and theFDNY operated her until 1914
{{cite news}}:Missing or empty|title= (help)The second fireboat of the Brooklyn Department was the DAVID A. BOODY, built in 1892. She was a wooden boat with crews' quarters aboard and was 106 ft, in length with a 23 ft. beam and 7 ft. draught.
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| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1891 – October 13, 1891 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Mayor of Brooklyn 1892 – 1893 | Succeeded by |
