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See also
Shields
Adams Blaine —
Francis
Edmund Donoghue —
Shields
Edger —
Orville
Lothrop Freeman —
William
Shields Goodwin —
Richard
McGarrah Helms —
Barry
W. Jackson —
William
Erwin Lee —
Michelle
Obama —
Lester
Shields Parsons —
Lester
Shields Parsons, Jr. —
John
Tipton —
Shields
Warren |
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Shields, A. S. L. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1900,
1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields, Ann Marie —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
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Shields, B. F. —
of Taylorsville, Spencer
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1920,
1924,
1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields, B. F. —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1956,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Shields, Benjamin Glover (b.
1808) —
also known as Benjamin G. Shields —
of Marengo
County, Ala.; Falls
County, Tex.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., 1808.
Son of Samuel B. Shields.
Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1834; U.S.
Representative from Alabama at-large, 1841-43; U.S. Charge
d'Affaires to Venezuela, 1845; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1851; planter; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1874-77.
Died in Texas.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields, Bernice —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1984.
Female.
Still living as of 1984.
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Shields, Carole —
of Coral Gables, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Shields, Charles —
of West Linn, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Mayor
of West Linn, Ore., 1923-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields, Dan B. —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields, Daniel B. —
U.S.
Attorney for Utah, 1933-49.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields, Daniel J. —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Republican. Mayor
of Johnstown, Pa., 1935-37.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields, David B. —
of Marienville, Forest
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields, David H. —
of Salina, Saline
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Salina, Kan., 1905-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields, Denis J. —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Democrat. Candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 2nd
District, 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Shields, Douglas A. —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Shields, Ebenezer J.
(1778-1846) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Elbert
County, Ga., December
22, 1778.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1833-35; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1835-39;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1840.
Died near La Grange, Fayette
County, Tex., April 21,
1846 (age 67 years, 120
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields, Ed —
of Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Mayor
of Great Falls, Mont., 1941-45.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields, Edmund Claude
(1871-1947) —
also known as Edmund C. Shields —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., December
30, 1871.
Son of Dennis Shields and Lydia (Lonergan) Shields.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Livingston
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1909-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1912
(speaker),
1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1933-35, 1938-45; defeated, 1901,
1923, 1929; appointed 1933; defeated, 1935; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1937-44.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1947
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields, Francis J. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1909-10; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1924;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields, George Howell
(1842-1924) —
of Missouri.
Born in Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky., June 19,
1842.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1871; candidate for justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1872; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 29th District, 1875;
Missouri
Republican state chair, 1876-80; circuit judge in Missouri,
1907-13, 1915-20.
Died April 27,
1924 (age 81 years, 313
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hannibal, Mo.
|
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Shields, Harry J. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Bluefields, 1917.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields, Hazel
(1891-1972) —
also known as Hazel Harriett Bridge; Mrs. J. Henry
Shields —
of Hooker, Texas
County, Okla.
Born December
21, 1891.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
1940.
Female.
Died March 17,
1972 (age 80 years, 87
days).
Interment somewhere
in Hooker, Okla.
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Relatives:
Married to John Henry Shields. |
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Shields, Henri W. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1923-24.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Shields, Ira K. —
of Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1958.
Still living as of 1958.
|
| | Shields, Mrs.
J. Henry See Hazel
Shields |
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Shields, James
(1762-1831) —
of Ohio.
Born in Banbridge, County Down, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), April 13,
1762.
Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1806; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1828;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1829-31.
Killed in the accidental overturning of
a stagecoach, near Venice, Butler
County, Ohio, August
13, 1831 (age 69 years, 122
days).
Interment at Venice
Cemetery, Venice, Ohio.
|
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Shields, James
(1810-1879) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), May 10,
1810.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1836; member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1839-41; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1841-43; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1843-45; general in the U.S. Army
during the Mexican War; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1849, 1849-55; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1858-59; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1874, 1879; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1879.
Catholic.
Died in Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, June 1,
1879 (age 69 years, 22
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.
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Shields, James (b. 1811) —
of Linn
County, Ore.
Born in Kentucky, 1811.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Linn County, 1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields, John A. —
of Flemington, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Shields, John B. —
of Alabama.
Republican. Candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1914.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Shields, John C. —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Highland Park, Mich., 1930.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Shields, John K. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Shields, John Knight
(1858-1934) —
also known as John K. Shields —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Clinchdale, Grainger
County, Tenn., August
15, 1858.
Son of Judge James T. Shields and Elizabeth (Simpson) Shields.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1896,
1904;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1902-13; chief
justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1910-13; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1913-25.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1934
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Highland
Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
|
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Shields, Justin —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
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Shields, Katheryn —
of Missouri.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
|
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Shields, L. L. —
of Frickim, Llano
County, Tex.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives 79th District, 1887-88.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Shields, Lawrence —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Mayor
of Columbus, Ga., 1953.
Still living as of 1953.
|
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Shields, Leighton —
of Shanghai, China.
U.S. Attorney for U.S. Court in Shanghai, 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Shields, Loretta —
of Dayton, Howard
County, Md.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
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Shields, M. E. —
of Pennsylvania.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Shields, M. S. —
of Gillette, Campbell
County, Wyo.
Mayor
of Gillette, Wyo., 1920-23.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shields, Mark —
of Gillette, Campbell
County, Wyo.
Mayor
of Gillette, Wyo., 1915-16.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Shields, Martin M. —
of Faribault, Rice
County, Minn.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota, 1908;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Shields, Mede W. —
of Jackson
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1864.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Shields, Mickey —
of Tallmadge, Summit
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
|
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Shields, Moses —
of Wyoming
County, Pa.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 23rd District, 1909-12.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Shields, Patrick —
of Indiana.
Delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816.
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, New Albany, Ind.
|
| |
Shields, Patrick H. —
of Passaic
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1882-83.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shields, Richard —
of Minnesota.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Minnesota, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
|
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Shields, Robert H. —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1900
(alternate), 1920;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1907, 1915-19.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields, Robert S. —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Mayor of
Canton, Ohio, 1871-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1876;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 1885-90; circuit
judge in Ohio 5th Circuit, 1911-13.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields, Thomas A. —
of Warren
County, N.J.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Warren County, 1919-20;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1920, 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Shields, Waldron —
of Barre, Washington
County, Vt.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,
1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Shields, William —
of Missouri.
Delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 26th District,
1845-46.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shields, William —
of Edgar
County, Ill.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Edgar County, 1847.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Shields, William —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Delaware, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
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Shields, William B. —
of Adams
County, Miss.
Member of Mississippi
territorial House of Representatives, 1807-08, 1813; Mississippi
territory attorney general Western District, 1808-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields, William E. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1890-93 (Kings County 6th District 1890-92, Kings
County 11th District 1893).
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields, William H. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Shields, Woodrow —
of Indiana.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1952, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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