Marvin H. Bovee

Marvin Henry Bovee (January 5, 1827 – May 7, 1888) was an American educator and advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. He served one year in the Wisconsin State Senate (1853) and authored the act which abolished capital punishment in the state of Wisconsin (1853 Wis. Act 103). He later wrote a treatise about the immorality of capital punishment and delivered over 1,200 lectures on the issue around the country over the last 30 years of his life.[1]

Marvin H. Bovee
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 10th district
In office
January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854
Preceded byJudson Prentice
Succeeded byJames DeNoon Reymert
Personal details
Born(1827-01-05)January 5, 1827
Amsterdam, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 7, 1888(1888-05-07) (aged 61)
Whitewater, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeHillside Cemetery, Whitewater, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLaura S. Dowd (died 1920)
Children
  • Maud Luella (Halverson)
  • (b. 1864; died 1935)
  • Rollin Forrest Bovee
  • (b. 1875; died 1954)

Biography

Bovee was born in Amsterdam, New York.[2] He moved with his family to Wisconsin in 1843, settling in Mukwonago and later moving to Eagle, Wisconsin.[3] Bovee campaigned around the United States against capital punishment and published a book on the subject entitled Christ and the Gallows; or Reasons for the Abolition of Capital Punishment. He died from melancholia at his home in Whitewater, Wisconsin.

Political career

Bovee was a member of the Senate in 1853. Previously, he had been Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in Eagle. He was a Democrat.[4]

Published works
  • Bovee, Marvin H. (1869). Christ and the Gallows; or Reasons for the Abolition of Capital Punishment. New York City: Masonic Publishing Company.

References
  1. "Death of Marvin Bovee". Wisconsin State Journal. May 9, 1888. p. 4. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Marvin H. Bovee Obituary". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  3. "Bovee, Marvin Henry 1827 - 1888". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  4. "Marvin H. Bovee". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
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