Alexander Boarman
| Alexander Boarman | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 4th District | |
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In office December 3, 1872 – March 3, 1873 |
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| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | George Luke Smith, effective November 1873 |
| U.S. Federal District Judge of the Western District of Louisiana, 5th Circuit | |
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In office May 18, 1881 – August 30, 1916 |
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| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | George W. Jack |
| Mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana | |
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In office 1866–1867 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Wells |
| Succeeded by | Lewis S. Markham |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 10, 1839 Yazoo City, Mississippi |
| Died | August 30, 1916 (aged 76) Loon Lake, Franklin County, New York |
| Resting place | Oakland Cemetery in Shreveport |
| Political party | Liberal Republican Party (1872) |
| Residence | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky |
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| Allegiance |
 Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 Confederate States Army
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| Rank |
 Captain
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| Unit | Army of Northern Virginia |
Alexander 'Aleck' Boarman (December 10, 1839 – August 30, 1916) was a United States federal judge appointed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana and United States Representative. He fought in the American Civil War for the Confederate States of America from 1861–1865; during the war he was promoted to the rank of captain. After the war, Boarman entered politics and was elected in 1866 as the mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana. As a member of the short-lived Liberal Republican Party, he served in Congress for one year. In 1881, Boarman was named to the U.S. district court by Republican U.S. President James A. Garfield; he held that position for the remaining thirty-five years of his life.
Boarman was born in 1839 in Yazoo City, Mississippi. He moved with his father, in 1845, to Louisiana. He graduated in 1860 from the University of Kentucky at Lexington, Kentucky. When the American Civil War began, Boarman joined the Confederacy. His regiment became part of the Army of Northern Virginia. After one year of fighting, Boarman was promoted to the rank of captain in the Confederate States Army, which he held until 1865. He served as the acting assistant Adjutant-General in the Battle of Winchester. His commanding office wrote of the engagement:
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