only Republican to defeat an incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator that year. He was again elected to the U.S. Senate in 1966, defeating Democrat James M. Tunnell Jr., son of the former U.S. Senator. He served two terms from January 3, 1961, to January 3, 1973. Boggs voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968, as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the confirmation of Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court. Boggs lost his bid for a third term in 1972 to the future 47th Vice President and 46th President, Democrat Joe Biden, then a New Castle County councilman. Boggs was a reluctant candidate that year, being persuaded to run only to help avoid a divisive primary election. Biden waged an energetic campaign, questioning Boggs's age and ability, and went on to defeat Boggs by approximately 1.4 percentage points. In his last years, Boggs lived in Wilmington, Delaware, where he continued the practice of law. Death and legacy Boggs died at Wilmington and is buried in the Old Presbyterian Cemetery in Dover, on the grounds of the Delaware State Museum. The J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building at 844 King Street in Wilmington, Delaware is named for him. Among the many tributes given by his fellow senators was one from U.S. Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia: Elections References Bibliography Images Hall of Governors Portrait Gallery; Portrait courtesy of Historical and Cultural Affairs, Dover. External links Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Delaware's Governors Find a Grave The Political Graveyard |- |- |- |- |- 1909 births 1993 deaths 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians United States Army personnel of World War II American United Methodists Burials in Dover, Delaware Delaware lawyers Georgetown University Law Center alumni Republican Party governors of Delaware Military personnel from Delaware People from Claymont, Delaware People from Kent County, Delaware Recipients of the Legion of Merit Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Delaware Republican Party United States senators from Delaware University of Delaware alumni United States Army colonels 20th-century Methodists