| | SHORTER:
See also
William
Dorsey Jelks |
| |
Shorter, Eli Sims
(1823-1879) —
of Eufaula, Barbour
County, Ala.
Born in Georgia, 1823.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1855-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1876.
Died in 1879
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Eufaula, Ala.
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| |
Shorter, John Gill
(1818-1872) —
of Alabama.
Born in Monticello, Jasper
County, Ga., April 23,
1818.
Member of Alabama
state senate, 1845; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1851; state court judge in
Alabama, 1852; Delegate
from Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861; Governor of
Alabama, 1861-63.
Died in Eufaula, Barbour
County, Ala., May 29,
1872 (age 54 years, 36
days).
Interment at Shorter
Cemetery, Eufaula, Ala.
|
| |
Shorter, Richard P. —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1988.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| | SHORTRIDGE:
See also
Reuben
Reid Gaines |
| |
Shortridge, E. G. —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Republican. Mayor
of Wilmington, Del., 1893-94.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shortridge, Elden E. —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Shortridge, Eli C. D.
(1830-1908) —
of North Dakota.
Born March 29,
1830.
Democrat. Governor of
North Dakota, 1893-95.
Died February
4, 1908 (age 77 years, 312
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shortridge, G. A. —
of Bloomington, Macon
County, Mo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1860.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shortridge, L. C. —
of Thunder Hawk, Corson
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 56th District, 1939-46.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shortridge, Samuel Morgan
(1861-1952) —
also known as Samuel M. Shortridge —
of Menlo Park, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, August 3,
1861.
Son of Rev. Elias W. Shortridge and Tabitha C. Shortridge.
Republican. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for California, 1888,
1900,
1908;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1921-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died January
17, 1952 (age 90 years, 167
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
|
| |
Shorts, Calhoun —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Washington, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shorts, John, Sr. —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Shorts, Maude —
of Lander, Fremont
County, Wyo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wyoming, 1944.
Female.
Still living as of 1944.
|
| | Shorts,
Perry See R. Perry
Shorts |
| |
Shorts, R. Perry —
of Michigan.
Republican. Member of University
of Michigan board of regents; elected 1929.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | SHORTT:
See also
James
Patrick Cassidy |
| |
Shortt, Bob —
of Aberdeen, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,
1996.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Shortt, Charles M. —
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 48th District, 1895-98.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shortt, Julia Nell —
of Richmond,
Va.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Shortt, Nora M. —
of Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1948.
Female.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Shortt, William A. —
of Tompkinsville, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County, 1908, 1910-11.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shortt, William C. —
of Michigan.
Prohibition candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1952; Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1954.
Still living as of 1954.
|
| |
Shott, Hugh Ike
(1866-1953) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Virginia, 1866.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1929-33; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1942-43; defeated, 1936; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1944.
Died in 1953
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
|
| |
Shott, Hugh Ike, Jr. —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Son of Hugh Ike Shott.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1952,
1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Shott, James Howard —
also known as Jim H. Shott —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Republican. West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1944-48.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Shott, Jim
H. See James Howard
Shott |
| |
Shott, John C. (born
c.1926) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born about 1926.
Son of James Howard Shott.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1957-67; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1965-68.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1968.
|
| |
Shott, John G. —
of Van
Buren County, Iowa.
Delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment from Van Buren
County, 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | SHOUP:
See also
Jack
Shoup Oakes |
| |
Shoup, Arthur G. —
of Sitka,
Alaska; Juneau,
Alaska.
Member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1913-16; U.S.
Attorney for the 1st District of Alaska Territory, 1921-27.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shoup, Forest F. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Prohibition candidate for New York
state senate 6th District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shoup, George Laird
(1836-1904) —
also known as George L. Shoup —
of Lemhi
County, Idaho; Salmon, Lemhi
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Kittanning, Armstrong
County, Pa., June 15,
1836.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant;
delegate
to Colorado state constitutional convention, 1864; Lemhi
County Treasurer; member of Idaho
territorial House of Representatives, 1874; member
Idaho territorial council, 1878; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho Territory, 1880;
member of Republican
National Committee from Idaho Territory, 1880-84, 1888-90; Governor of
Idaho Territory, 1889-90; member of Republican
National Committee from Idaho, 1890-92, 1896; Governor of
Idaho, 1890; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1890-1901.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, December
21, 1904 (age 68 years, 189
days).
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
|
| |
Shoup, Joel O. —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924
(alternate), 1928.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shoup, Marcus —
of Xenia, Greene
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shoup, Oliver Henry Nelson
(1869-1940) —
also known as Oliver H. Shoup —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Champaign
County, Ill., December
13, 1869.
Son of William R. Shoup and Delia J. (Ferris) Shoup.
Republican. Oil
business; mining
business; banker; Governor of
Colorado, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died September
30, 1940 (age 70 years, 292
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
|
| |
Shoup, Richard Gardner
(1923-1995) —
also known as Richard G. Shoup —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Salmon, Lemhi
County, Idaho, November
29, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; laundry and dry
cleaning business; mayor
of Missoula, Mont., 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1971-75; director,
Union Pacific Railroad,
1975-84.
Died in 1995
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | SHOWALTER:
See also
John
Cooper Godbold —
Gloria
Hale-Showalter —
Joseph
Showalter Smith |
| |
Showalter, Daniel —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 6th District, 1857-58, 1861-62.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Showalter, Floyd M. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1932, 1934, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Showalter, Harry M. —
of Lewisburg, Union
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Showalter, Homer T. (b.
1892) —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., November
20, 1892.
Republican. Insurance
business; mayor of
Wabash, Ind., 1930-35, 1943-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Showalter, Janet —
of Vero Beach, Indian
River County, Fla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Showalter, Joseph Baltzell
(1851-1932) —
also known as Joseph B. Showalter —
of Chicora, Butler
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, February
11, 1851.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 41st District, 1889-92; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1897-1903.
Died December
3, 1932 (age 81 years, 296
days).
Interment at North
Cemetery, Butler, Pa.
|
| |
Showalter, Judy —
of Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Winfield, Kan., 1989, 1992, 1995.
Female.
Still living as of 1995.
|
| |
Showalter, L. B. —
of Kennewick, Benton
County, Wash.
Mayor
of Kennewick, Wash., 1994-95.
Still living as of 1995.
|
| |
Showalter, Mary C. —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949.
Female.
Still living as of 1949.
|
| |
Showalter, Matthew R. —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Showalter, Ronald —
of Garden City, Wayne
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Garden City, Mich., 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| |
Showalter, W. —
of Laredo, Webb
County, Tex.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives 83rd District, 1887-88.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shreve, Charles Upton (b.
1898) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 24,
1898.
Son of Leven L. Shreve and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Shreve.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941
(primary).
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shreve, Milton William
(1858-1939) —
also known as Milton W. Shreve —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Venango
County, Pa., May 3,
1858.
Son of Cyrus Shreve and Florella Shreve.
Republican. Lawyer; Erie
County District Attorney; chair of
Erie County Republican Party, 1900; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1919-33 (25th District
1913-15, 1919-23, 29th District 1923-33).
Died December
23, 1939 (age 81 years, 234
days).
Interment at Erie
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
|
| |
Shreve, Thomas C. —
of Burlington
County, N.J.
Democrat. Candidate for New Jersey
state senate from Burlington County, 1919.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shreve, Thomas W.
(1858-1924) —
of Martins Ferry, Belmont
County, Ohio.
Born in Roscoe, Coshocton
County, Ohio, March 31,
1858.
Son of Martha B. (Bradshaw) Shreve (1824-1902) and Charles Ridgway
Shreve (1829-1890).
Lawyer;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1902.
Died in St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va., December
9, 1924 (age 66 years, 253
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Martins Ferry, Ohio.
|
| | SHRIVER:
See also
Richard
Buell Ogilvie —
John
Wills Santee |
| |
Shriver, Ellen R. —
Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for
Massachusetts, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Shriver, Garner Edward
(1912-1998) —
also known as Garner E. Shriver —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Towanda, Butler
County, Kan., July 6,
1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1947-51; member of Kansas
state senate, 1953-61; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1961-77.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Moose; Kiwanis.
Died in 1998
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shriver, Gloria L. —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska,
2004,
2008
(alternate).
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Shriver, James C. —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Delegate
to Maryland convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shriver, Lloyd L. —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Taylor County, 1940;
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1958.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shriver, Mark Kennedy (b.
1964) —
of West Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
17, 1964.
Son of Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr..
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates District 15, 1995-; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| | Shriver, R.
Sargent, Jr. See Robert Sargent
Shriver, Jr. |
| |
Shriver, Robert Sargent, Jr.
(1915-2011) —
also known as R. Sargent Shriver, Jr.;
"Sarge" —
Born in Westminster, Carroll
County, Md., November
9, 1915.
Son of Robert Sargent Shriver (1880-1942) and Hilda (Shriver) Shriver
(1883-1977).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Ambassador to France, 1968-70; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1972; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1976.
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Organized and directed the Peace Corps. Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1994. Sargent Shriver Elementary School, in
Silver Spring, Md., is named for
him.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
18, 2011 (age 95 years, 70
days).
Interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville, Mass.
|
| | Shriver,
Sargent, Jr. See Robert Sargent
Shriver, Jr. |
| |
Shriver, Thomas —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Mayor
of Cumberland, Md., 1843-49, 1850-51.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shriver, Woodrow —
of District Heights, Prince
George's County, Md.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| | SHUFORD:
See also
Thomas
Newberry Hall —
Shuford
Kirk |
| |
Shuford, Alonzo Craig
(1858-1933) —
also known as Alonzo C. Shuford —
of Newton, Catawba
County, N.C.
Born in North Carolina, March 1,
1858.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1895-99.
Died February
8, 1933 (age 74 years, 344
days).
Interment at Old
Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, N.C.
|
| |
Shuford, George Adams
(1895-1962) —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., September
5, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1945-47; state court
judge in North Carolina, 1947-49; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1953-59.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., December
8, 1962 (age 67 years, 94
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
|
| |
Shuford, R. H. —
of North Carolina.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Shuford, William, Sr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1968 (13th District), 1972 (10th
District).
Still living as of 1972.
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