John W. Boehne Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 8th district
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943
Preceded by	Albert H. Vestal
Succeeded by	Charles M. La Follette
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 1st district
In office March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by	Harry E. Rowbottom
Succeeded by	William T. Schulte
Personal details
Born	John William Boehne Jr. (1895-03-02)March 2, 1895 Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
Died	July 5, 1973(1973-07-05) (aged 78) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S
Resting place	Rock Creek Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Relatives	John W. Boehne (father)
Education	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	January 9, 1918–April 8, 1919
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	Detached Service of the Ordnance Corps
Battles/wars	World War I

John William Boehne Jr. (March 2, 1895 – July 5, 1973) was an American World War I veteran who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1931 to 1942

Born in Evansville, Indiana, Boehne was the grandson of German immigrants,^[1] and son of John William Boehne, who also served in Congress. He attended the public and parochial schools of Evansville and graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1918.

During World War I he served as a private and sergeant in the Detached Service of the Ordnance Corps of the United States Army from January 9, 1918, to April 8, 1919. He was secretary and treasurer of Evansville's Indiana Stove Works from 1920 to 1931.

Boehne was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-second Congress. He was reelected five times and served from March 4, 1931, to January 3, 1943). In 1942, he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Seventy-eighth Congress.

From 1943 to 1957, Boehne was a corporation tax counselor in Washington, D.C., and resided in Chevy Chase, Maryland. After retiring, he was a resident of Irvington, Baltimore, Maryland.

He died in Irvington on July 5, 1973, and was buried at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

• United States Congress. "John W. Boehne Jr. (id: B000588)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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