William Borah - Marriage and Family

Marriage and Family

In 1895, Borah married Mary McConnell (1870–1976) of Moscow, daughter of Governor William J. McConnell. They had no children, and she died at the age of 105 in Beaverton, Oregon. She is buried next to Borah at Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise.

Later in life in Washington, Borah had a relationship with Alice Roosevelt Longworth, with whom he had one daughter, Paulina Longworth (1925–1957).

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