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| name=Elsie Jean McGivney<br> "Jean" Boese<br>
| name=Elsie Jean McGivney<br> "Jean" Boese<br>
(Louisiana poet laurate and Republican national committeewoman)
(Louisiana poet laurate and Republican national committeewoman)
Boese was a daughter of John Roderick McGivney and the former Elsie Buist. She graduated in 1942 from the Louise S. McGehee School, a female academy) in her native [[New Orleans]]. In 1945, at the age of twenty, she graduated from the former H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, the women's division of [[Tulane University]]. On May 20, 1946, she married Herman Lamar Boese (June 28, 1924 – February 26, 2004). The couple moved to Alexandria, where Dr. Boese, a proctologist, established his medical practice.<ref name=whoswho>Jean Boese, ''Who's Who in America'', 1972-1973 edition.</ref>
Boese was a daughter of John Roderick McGivney and the former Elsie Buist. She graduated in 1942 from the Louise S. McGehee School, a female academy) in her native [[New Orleans]]. In 1945, at the age of twenty, she graduated from the former H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, the women's division of [[Tulane University]]. On May 20, 1946, she married Herman Lamar Boese (June 28, 1924 – February 26, 2004). The couple moved to Alexandria, where Dr. Boese, a proctologist, established his medical practice.<ref name=whoswho>Jean Boese, ''Who's Who in America'', 1972-1973 edition.</ref>
==As poet laureate==
=Poet laureate==
Boese was first appointed as poet laureate in 1980 by Republican [[Governor]] [[David C. Treen]] and retained in the third administration of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Governor [[Edwin Edwards]] from 1984 to 1888. She returned for a second stint as poet laureate from 1996 to 2004 under appointment of Republican Governor [[Mike Foster]].
Boese was first appointed as poet laureate in 1980 by Republican [[Governor]] [[David C. Treen]] and retained in the third administration of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Governor [[Edwin Edwards]] from 1984 to 1888. She returned for a second stint as poet laureate from 1996 to 2004 under appointment of Republican Governor [[Mike Foster]].
She was succeeded as poet laureate in 2005 by Brenda Marie Osbey of New Orleans, an appointee of Democratic Governor [[Kathleen Blanco]]. <ref name=poetlaureates>{{cite web|url=http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/poets/louisiana.html|title=Previous laureates|publisher=Library of Congress|date=February 23, 2018|accessdate=April 5, 2019}}</ref> There are two samples of her work at the end of this article.
She was succeeded as poet laureate in 2005 by Brenda Marie Osbey of New Orleans, an appointee of Democratic Governor [[Kathleen Blanco]]. <ref name=poetlaureates>{{cite web|url=http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/poets/louisiana.html|title=Previous laureates|publisher=Library of Congress|date=February 23, 2018|accessdate=April 5, 2019}}</ref> There are two samples of her work at the end of this article.