Paul P. Boswell (June 12, 1905 – March 3, 1982) was an American politician and medical doctor. Boswell was born in

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. He went to Central High School in

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. Boswell was an African-American. He graduated from Lincoln University in 1929 and University of Minnesota Medical School in 1939. He practiced medicine in

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. Boswell served in the

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in 1965 and 1966 and was a Republican. Boswell died at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.'Paul Boswell, doctor on staff of Michael Reese, dies at 76,' Chicago Tribune, March 5, 1982, section 1, pg. 20

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