Ebenezer J. Shields

Ebenezer J. Shields
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 10th district
In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1839
Preceded by	William M. Inge
Succeeded by	Aaron V. Brown
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office 1833-1835
Personal details
Born	December 22, 1778 Georgia
Died	April 21, 1846 (aged 67) La Grange, Texas
Political party	Anti-Jacksonian Whig
Alma mater	University of Nashville, Tennessee
Profession	lawyer politician

Ebenezer J. Shields was an American politician that represented Tennessee's tenth district in the United States House of Representatives.

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.^[1]

Career

An elegant public speaker,^[2] 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 1938 to the Twenty-sixth Congress. He served from March 4, 1835 to March 3, 1839.^[3] 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.^[4] It is unknown where he is interred.

References

1. "Ebenezer J. Shields". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
2. "Ebenezer J. Shields". Giles County. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
3. "Ebenezer J. Shields". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
4. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shields.html

External links

• Ebenezer J. Shields at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress