Dorsey W. Shackleford
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Dorsey William Shackleford (August 27, 1853 - July 15, 1936) was a United States Representative
from Missouri
.
Born near Sweet Springs, Missouri
, Shackleford attended public schools and William Jewell College
, Liberty, Missouri
.
He taught school 1877-1879.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1878 and commenced practice in Boonville, Missouri
.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Cooper County, Missouri
from 1882 to 1886 and 1890-1892.
He served as judge of the fourteenth judicial circuit of Missouri from June 1, 1892, until his resignation on September 9, 1899, having been elected to Congress.
Shackleford was elected as a Democratic
Representative to the fifty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Richard P. Bland
.
He was reelected to the fifty-seventh and to the eight succeeding Congresses, and served from August 29, 1899, to March 3, 1919.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Roads (sixty-third through sixty-fifth Congresses), and introduced legislation that would ultimately be enacted as the Federal Aid Road Act of 1916
.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1918 to the sixty-sixth Congress.
He moved to Jefferson City, Missouri
, in 1919 and continued the practice of law.
He died in Jefferson City, Missouri
, on July 15, 1936.
He was interred in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Missouri
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born near Sweet Springs, Missouri
Sweet Springs, Missouri
Sweet Springs is a city in Saline County, Missouri, along the Blackwater River. The population was 1,628 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sweet Springs is located at...
, Shackleford attended public schools and William Jewell College
William Jewell College
William Jewell College is a private, four-year liberal arts college of 1,100 undergraduate students located in Liberty, Missouri, U.S. It was founded in 1849 by members of the Missouri Baptist Convention and other civic leaders, including Robert S. James, a Baptist minister and father of the...
, Liberty, Missouri
Liberty, Missouri
Liberty is a city in Clay County, Missouri and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. At the 2007 population estimate, the city population was 29,993...
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He taught school 1877-1879.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1878 and commenced practice in Boonville, Missouri
Boonville, Missouri
This page is about the city in Missouri. For other communities of the same name, see Boonville Boonville is a city in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. The population was 8,202 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cooper County. The city was the site of a skirmish early in the American Civil...
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He served as prosecuting attorney of Cooper County, Missouri
Cooper County, Missouri
Cooper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the population was 17,601. Its county seat is Boonville. The county was organized in 1818 and is named for Sarshall Cooper, a frontier settler who was killed by Indians near Arrow Rock in 1814.-Geography:According to the 2000...
from 1882 to 1886 and 1890-1892.
He served as judge of the fourteenth judicial circuit of Missouri from June 1, 1892, until his resignation on September 9, 1899, having been elected to Congress.
Shackleford was elected as a Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
Representative to the fifty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Richard P. Bland
Richard P. Bland
Richard Parks Bland , American school teacher, lawyer, and Democratic Congressman between 1873 and 1899, serving except from 1895 to 1897, when he returned to office....
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He was reelected to the fifty-seventh and to the eight succeeding Congresses, and served from August 29, 1899, to March 3, 1919.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Roads (sixty-third through sixty-fifth Congresses), and introduced legislation that would ultimately be enacted as the Federal Aid Road Act of 1916
Federal Aid Road Act of 1916
The Federal Aid Road Act of 1916, 39 Stat. 355, was enacted on July 11, 1916, and was the first federal highway funding legislation in the United States. It was introduced by Rep. Dorsey W. Shackleford of Missouri, then amended by Sen. John H. Bankhead of Alabama to conform with model legislation...
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He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1918 to the sixty-sixth Congress.
He moved to Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County. Located in Callaway and Cole counties, it is the principal city of the Jefferson City metropolitan area, which encompasses the entirety of both counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,079...
, in 1919 and continued the practice of law.
He died in Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County. Located in Callaway and Cole counties, it is the principal city of the Jefferson City metropolitan area, which encompasses the entirety of both counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,079...
, on July 15, 1936.
He was interred in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Missouri
Boonville, Missouri
This page is about the city in Missouri. For other communities of the same name, see Boonville Boonville is a city in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. The population was 8,202 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cooper County. The city was the site of a skirmish early in the American Civil...
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