Samuel A. Shelton
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Samuel Azariah Shelton was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born near Waterloo, Alabama
, Shelton moved with his widowed mother to Webster County, Missouri
, in 1869.
He attended the common schools, Mountain Dale Academy, and the Seymour and Marshfield High Schools.
He taught school.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits 1881-1930.
He served as clerk of the circuit court of Webster County 1895-1899.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1901 and commenced practice in Marshfield, Missouri
.
Postmaster of Marshfield 1906-1910.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Webster County 1914-1916.
He served as chairman of the Republican county committee for four terms.
Shelton was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1923).
He declined to be a candidate for reelection.
He resumed the practice of law in Marshfield, Missouri
, where he died September 13, 1948.
He was interred in Marshfield Cemetery.
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 Waterloo, Alabama
Waterloo, Alabama
Waterloo is a town in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 208. The town was incorporated in on the banks of the Tennessee River...
, Shelton moved with his widowed mother to Webster County, Missouri
Webster County, Missouri
Webster County is a county located in Southwest Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 31,045. The population in 2010 was 36,202. Its county seat is Marshfield. The county was organized in 1855 and named for U.S. Senator and U.S...
, in 1869.
He attended the common schools, Mountain Dale Academy, and the Seymour and Marshfield High Schools.
He taught school.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits 1881-1930.
He served as clerk of the circuit court of Webster County 1895-1899.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1901 and commenced practice in Marshfield, Missouri
Marshfield, Missouri
Marshfield is a city in Webster County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6,633 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat and part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
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Postmaster of Marshfield 1906-1910.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Webster County 1914-1916.
He served as chairman of the Republican county committee for four terms.
Shelton was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Sixty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1923).
He declined to be a candidate for reelection.
He resumed the practice of law in Marshfield, Missouri
Marshfield, Missouri
Marshfield is a city in Webster County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6,633 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat and part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
, where he died September 13, 1948.
He was interred in Marshfield Cemetery.