Borah, William E. (1865-1940)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1939 [sic 1940] Jan 24 p. 2

Birth date: 1865 Jun 29

text of obituary:

DEATH REMOVES SENATOR

Death last Friday took Senator William E. Borah, of Idaho, for years one of the most interesting figures in Washington.

Stricken down by a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 74, the famous Republican legislator passed away in a coma and “very peacefully.”

Mrs. Borah — the beloved “Mary” for whom he repeatedly called in his last illness — was present in the Borah apartment home when the end came. In constant attendance since the illness first struck the senator down Tuesday, she was in another room when a nurse noted the approach of death.