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Vincent Boreing (November 24, 1839 – September 16, 1903) was a
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from
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.


Biography

Boreing was born near Jonesboro,
Washington County, Tennessee Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,001. Its county seat is Jonesborough. The county's largest city and a regional educational, medical and commercial center is ...
in 1839. He moved with his father to
Laurel County, Kentucky Laurel County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 62,613. Its county seat is London. After a special election in January 2016 alcohol sales are permitted only ...
, in 1847. He attended Laurel Seminary,
London, Kentucky London is a home rule-class city in Laurel County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 7,993 at the time of the 2010 census. It is the second-largest city named "London" in the United States and the ...
, and
Tusculum College Tusculum University is a private Presbyterian university with its main campus in Tusculum, Tennessee. It is Tennessee's first university and the 28th-oldest operating college in the United States. In addition to its main campus, the institution ...
,
Greenville, Tennessee Greeneville is a town in and the county seat of Greene County, Tennessee, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 15,479. The town was named in honor of American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene, and it ...
, and was enlisted as a private in the
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in Company A,
24th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry The 24th Kentucky Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 24th Kentucky Infantry Regiment was organized at Lexington, Kentucky and mustered in for a three-year enlistm ...
on November 1, 1861. Boreing was commissioned as the first lieutenant for meritorious conduct.


Early careers

In 1868 through 1872, Boreing served as the county superintendent of public schools. Later in 1875, he established the '' Mountain Echo'' in London, the first
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
newspaper published in southeastern Kentucky. Boreing served in various positions in the 1880s. He served as a county judge in 1886, president of the Cumberland Valley Land Co. in 1887, president of the First National Bank of London in 1888, and as a department commander of the
Grand Army of the Republic The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U.S. Navy), and the Marines who served in the American Civil War. It was founded in 1866 in Decatur, Il ...
in Kentucky in 1889.


U.S. Representative career

Boreing was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth, Fifty-seventh, and Fifty-eighth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1899, until his death in London on September 16, 1903. He was buried at the Pine Grove Cemetery.


Legacy

Vincent Boreing is the namesake of the community of
Boreing, Kentucky Boreing is an unincorporated community in Laurel County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. History A post office was established at Boreing in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1971. The community was named for Vincent Bo ...
.


See also

*
List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49) There are several lists of United States Congress members who died in office. These include: * List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) *List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949) *List o ...


References

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