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Booker, George William

lawyer, congressman, was born Dec. 5, 1821, in Patrick county, Va. He was justice of the peace, and then presiding justice of Henry county court, for ten years. He supported the government during the rebellion; and was elected to the house of delegates of Virginia in 1865. He was elected to the forty-first congress, in 1869, as a conservative; and was re-elected to the fortysecond congress. He died June 4, 1883, in Martinsville, Va.

BOOMER, GEORGE BOARDMAN, bridge builder, soldier, was born July 26, 1832, in Sutton, Mass. He settled at an early age at St. Louis, as a bridge builder, He laid out and partly built the town of Castle Rock on the Osage river. As colonel of 22d Missouri volunteers he was present at the surrender of Island No. 10, and, at the battle of Iuka, was distinguished, and severely wounded. He was killed in a charge on the fortifications of Vicksburg. He died May 22, 1863, in Vicksburg, Miss.