During the Revolutionary War he served in France and Holland in diplomatic roles, and helped negotiate the treaty of peace. From 1785 to 1788 he was minister to the Court of St. James's, returning to be elected Vice President under George Washington.
Booneville is the county seat of Prentiss County, Mississippi. Booneville was incorporated in 1861 and named after R.H. Boone, a relative of Daniel Boone. The population was 8,625 at the 2000 census. It is one of 21 certified Mississippi retirement cities.
Watauga County where Boone resides is 312.73 square miles. The resident population of this county is 42,695 and has a population rank of 1,044 out of all the places in the United States. Boone has a total of 13,472 people and of those residents there are 6,586 males and 6,886 females. The median age of the male population is 21.5 and the female population is 21.3. There are approximately 363 births each year and around 276 deaths.