Brief Life History of Clarence John
When Col Clarence John Boettiger was born on 25 March 1900, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, his father, Adam Charles Boettiger, was 34 and his mother, Dorothea Sophia Ott, was 25. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on 18 January 1935, in New York City, New York, United States. He lived in Seattle, King, Washington, United States in 1940 and Seattle Election Precinct, King, Washington, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 29 October 1950, in New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Desert Hills, Mohave, Arizona, United States.
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- John Boettinger, "United States Census, 1940"
- Boettiger, "Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915"
- John Boettiger, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"
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World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1905 · The Industrial Workers of the World
The Industrial Workers of the World was founded after a convention was held by radical trade unionists from all over the United States who opposed the policies of the American Federation of Labor. The IWW opposed the American Federation of Labor's acceptance of capitalism and its refusal to include unskilled workers in craft unions. The convention took place on June 24 and was referred by the workers as the Industrial Congress or the Industrial Union Convention. The IWW aimed to promote worker solidarity in the revolutionary struggle to overthrow the employing class.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
German (Böttinger): habitational name for someone from any of the four places in Württemberg called Böttingen.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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