Elijah Boardman

Elijah Boardman was a senator from Connecticut. Born to a noted and politically connected Connecticut family, he served in the United States Army before becoming a noted merchant and businessman. Becoming involved in property and land ownership in Connecticut and Ohio, he founded the towns of Boardman and Medina. His involvement in politics also increased, and he gradually rose through the ranks of the local, and then national government in the United States Senate. He served as Senator for Connecticut until his death in Ohio.

Boardman, an Episcopalian, was born in New Milford in Connecticut, the third of four children for Deacon Sherman Boardman and Sarah Bostwick Boardman . His father, a first minister, was a prosperous farmer, well educated and well versed in local politics he wastimes elected as a member of the General Assembly of Connecticut and was familiar with civil and military concerns of the town. The Boardman family were the towns founding family, and lived on a substantial farm on the Housatonic River.

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