William Borah state of Idaho in 1947, stands in the National Statuary Hall Collection. William Edgar Borah was born in Jasper Township, Illinois, near Fairfield in Wayne County. His parents were farmers Elizabeth (West) and William Nathan Borah. Borah was distantly related to Katharina von Bora, the Catholic nun who left her convent in the 16th century and married reformer Martin Luther. His Borah ancestors came to America in about 1760, fought in the Revolutionary War, and moved west with the frontier. The young William E. Borah was the seventh of ten children, and the third son. Although Borah was not a
Bora (surname) Bora (surname) Bora, also spelled Borah or Barah, is often an Assamese surname, which originates from a military title of the Ahom Kingdom. Originally, the "Bora" surname was used as a military position/title in the Sadiya kingdom held by individuals from the "Buruk" clan. Later, after the introduction of the Paik system in the Ahom Kingdom of medieval Assam, the title was re-introduced. A 'Bora" was the commanding officer of 20 such paiks. The appointment of a "Bora" was the responsibility of his "Phukan" (commander of 6000 paiks) or "Rajkhowa" (governor of a territory who could command 2000 to 3000