Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of John W. Shackelford Delivered in the House of Representatives and the Senate, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883
john, shackelford, john, williams, shackelford, november, 1844, january, 1883, confederate, civil, veteran, served, term, democratic, congressman, from, north, carolina, between, 1881, 1883, john, williams, shackelfordmember, house, representatives, from, nort. John Williams Shackelford November 16 1844 January 18 1883 was a Confederate Civil War veteran who served one term as a Democratic U S Congressman from North Carolina between 1881 and 1883 John Williams ShackelfordMember of the U S House of Representatives from North Carolina s 3rd districtIn office March 4 1881 January 18 1883Preceded byDaniel L RussellSucceeded byWharton J GreenPersonal detailsBorn 1844 11 16 November 16 1844Richlands North CarolinaDiedJanuary 18 1883 1883 01 18 aged 38 Washington D C Resting placeWallace Graveyard Richlands North CarolinaPolitical partyDemocraticMilitary serviceAllegiance Confederate States of AmericaBranch service Confederate States ArmyRankLieutenant 1 Unit3rd North Carolina35th North CarolinaBattles warsAmerican Civil War Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Civil War 1 2 State legislature 1 3 Congress 2 Notes 3 See also 4 References 5 Further readingBiography editShackelford was born in Richlands North Carolina the descendant of an early Virginia family which had settled at Shacklefords Virginia Civil War edit He enlisted in the Confederate Army at the age of 17 and rose to the rank of lieutenant during the war State legislature edit In 1872 he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives where he served for six years when he was elected to the North Carolina Senate He served a single two year term in the Senate before running for Congress Congress edit He was elected to the 47th United States Congress in 1880 Shackelford died in Washington D C during his first and only term in office in January 1883 He is buried in his hometown of Richlands Notes edit Powell William S 2009 Dictionary of North Carolina Biography University of North Carolina Press p 319 See also editList of United States Congress members who died in office 1790 1899 References editUnited States Congress John W Shackelford id S000273 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009 04 30Further reading editMemorial Addresses on the Life and Character of John W Shackelford Delivered in the House of Representatives and the Senate Government Printing Office Washington 1883U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byDaniel L Russell Member of the U S House of Representatives from North Carolina s 3rd congressional district1881 1883 Succeeded byWharton J Green nbsp nbsp This article about a North Carolina politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the United States military is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a person of the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John W Shackelford amp oldid 1191020537, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
