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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
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, in 1847. He attended Laurel Seminary,
London, Kentucky London is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Laurel County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,053. London is home to the annual World Chicken Festival that celebrates the life of Colonel Sa ...
, and Tusculum College, Greenville, Tennessee, and was enlisted as a private in the Union Army in Company A, 24th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry 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 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 (United States Navy, U.S. Navy), and the United States Marine Corps, Marines who served in the American Ci ...
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.


See also

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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 ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boreing, Vincent 1839 births 1903 deaths People from Washington County, Tennessee Tusculum University alumni Union army officers Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky Grand Army of the Republic officials 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives