Boggs, Lilburn W
b Dec 14, 1792 Lexington, KY
m Aug 1817 Julia Bent(d circa 1820)
m July 1823 Panthea Grant Boone
mil served in War of 1812
d March 4, 1860

1816 moved to Missouri
1826 elected to Missouri State Senate
1832 elected  Lt Gov
1836 elected Govenor
1842-46 served in the state senate
1846 emigrated to California

bibl TMD:107-117
Who Was Who:130
Dict of Am Bio v1:409-10
Dict of Missouir Bio:91-3

Boggs, William M
"A Short Biographical Sketch of Lilburn W Boggs by His Son"
The Missouri Historical Review 4:106-08

Gordon, Joseph F
"The Political Carreer of Lilburn W Boggs"
The Missouri Historical Review  58(2):111-22photo (Jan 1958)

McLaws, Monte B
"The Attempted Assassination of Missouri's Ex-Govenor, Lilburn W. Boggs"
The Missouri Historical Review 60(1):50-62 (Oct 1965)


note: remembered for issuing the "extermination order" on Oct 27, 1838
Link
Student's research paper on the Bogg's assassination attempt
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