Career
Boone served in the Navy during World World War World War II The small group of liberal representatives, outraged over Richard Nixon"s presidency and the stern administration of then-Governor Wendell Ford, would gather over martinis in Boone"s Frankfort hotel room to discuss the day"s legislative sessions. Boone became counsel to the new Legislative Board of Ethics, created by the 1972 Kentucky General Assembly, initially taking the job without pay. He served on two different groups aimed at constitutional revision—the 1987 Commission on Constitutional Review, formed in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the ratification of the United States. Constitution, as well as a two-decades-earlier 50-member group which wrote, but failed to have adopted, a proposed new Constitution in 1966.
Boone lost his bid for re-election to the Kentucky Legislature in 1973 and never served another term.
Boone owned and operated a law firm in Elkton, Kentucky. He resided at his family"s home "Halcyon," also known as the John Gray House, a transitional Federal and Greek Revival mansion in downtown Elkton.
Boone served in many organizations in his community, including the Milliken Memorial Community House Board of Directors. He died after a long illness at the age of 86.
In his will, he left over a million dollars to the Milliken Memorial Community House and the Todd County Public Library.
