William Borah - Legacy

Legacy

In 1947, the state of Idaho donated a bronze statue of Borah to the National Statuary Hall Collection. Idaho's highest point, Borah Peak, at 12,662 feet (3,859 m) was named for him in 1934, six years before his death. Two public schools are named for him: Borah High School in Boise, and Borah Elementary School in Coeur d'Alene. At the University of Idaho in Moscow, his wife's hometown, an annual symposium on foreign affairs, a residence hall, and a theater in the student union building bear his name.

William E. Borah Apartment, Windsor Lodge, a home of his in Washington, D.C., was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1976.

Bora Laskin, the Chief Justice of Canada from 1973–1984, was named after Borah.