George E. Bovee
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George E. Bovee was an American politician. He served as Secretary of State of Louisiana from 1866 to 1872 during the Reconstruction era after the American Civil War. He was a Republican.
He was elected Secretary of State on a third ballot.[1]
In 1871 he was treasurer and secretary of the St. James Parish public school board.[2]
In 1875 he was accused of attempting to rig an election in which he was a state senate candidate.[3]
Albert Bovee was his son.[4]
References
- ^ https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016555/1868-01-14/ed-1/seq-1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Louisiana Supt of Public Education (April 19, 1874). "Annual Report for the Years ..." – via Google Books.
- ^ USA Congress House of Representatives (April 19, 1875). "House Documents". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ "Politics | LSU Libraries". lib.lsu.edu.
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