Ebenezer J. Shields

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Field	Value
name	Ebenezer J. Shields
district1	10th
state1	Tennessee
term_start1	March 4, 1835
term_end1	March 3, 1839
predecessor1	William M. Inge
successor1	Aaron V. Brown
office2	Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
term2	1833-1835
party	Anti-Jacksonian
birth_date	December 22, 1778
birth_place	Georgia
death_date	April 21, 1846 (aged 67)
death_place	La Grange, Texas
alma_mater	University of Nashville, Tennessee
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Biography

Shields was born in Georgia on December 22, 1778. He moved to Tennessee in 1809 and settled on Robertson Fork Creek near Lynnville. He graduated from the University of Nashville, Tennessee in 1827. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in Pulaski, Tennessee.

Career

An elegant public speaker, Shields was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives between 1833 and 1835.

Shields was elected as a White supporter to the Twenty-fourth Congress by the tenth district of Tennessee and re-elected as a Whig. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth Congress. He served from March 4, 1835 to March 3, 1839. He resumed his profession in Pulaski and moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1844, where he continued the practice of his profession. He was Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1840.

Death

Shields died on April 21, 1846(age 67 years, 120 days near La Grange, Texas. It is unknown where he is interred.

References

References

1. "Ebenezer J. Shields". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
2. "Ebenezer J. Shields". Giles County.
3. "Ebenezer J. Shields". Govtrack US Congress.
4. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Shields".

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