Boies Penrose

Boies Penrose
United States Senator from Pennsylvania
In office March 4, 1897 – December 31, 1921
Preceded by	J. Donald Cameron
Succeeded by	George Pepper
Member of the Republican National Committee from Pennsylvania
In office May 18, 1916 – December 31, 1921
Preceded by	Henry Wasson
Succeeded by	George Pepper
In office June 9, 1904 – May 1, 1912
Preceded by	Matthew Quay
Succeeded by	Henry Wasson
Chairman of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania
In office May 27, 1903 – April 26, 1905
Preceded by	Matthew Quay
Succeeded by	Wesley Andrews
President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate
In office May 9, 1889 – May 28, 1891
Preceded by	John Grady
Succeeded by	John P. S. Gobin
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 6th district
In office January 4, 1887 – January 27, 1897[1]
Preceded by	Robert Adams, Jr.
Succeeded by	Israel Wilson Durham
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the Philadelphia County district
In office January 6, 1885[2] – June 12, 1885
Personal details
Born	(1860-11-01)November 1, 1860 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 31, 1921(1921-12-31) (aged 61) Washington D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican

Boies Penrose (November 1, 1860 – December 31, 1921) was an American politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who served as a Republican member of the United States Senate for Pennsylvania from 1897 to 1921. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Philadelphia County district in 1885. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 6th district in 1897 and as President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate from 1889 to 1891.

Penrose was the fourth political boss of the Pennsylvania Republican political machine (known under his bossism as the Penrose machine), following Simon Cameron, Donald Cameron, and Matthew Quay.^[3] He was the most powerful political operative in Pennsylvania for 17 years, supported Warren Harding in his nomination for U.S. president, and added the oil depletion allowance into the Revenue Act of 1913 to benefit oil producers. Penrose was the longest-serving U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania until Arlen Specter surpassed his record in 2005.^[4]