Porter Sheldon

Porter Sheldon (September 29, 1831 August 15, 1908) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.

Porter Sheldon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 31st district
In office
March 4, 1869  March 3, 1871
Preceded byHenry Van Aernam
Succeeded byWalter L. Sessions
Personal details
Born(1831-09-29)September 29, 1831
Victor, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 15, 1908(1908-08-15) (aged 76)
Jamestown, New York, U.S.
Resting placeLakeview Cemetery
Jamestown, New York
CitizenshipUS
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Mary Crowley Sheldon
ChildrenRalph Crowley Sheldon
ProfessionLawyer
Politician

Early life

Born in Victor, New York, Sheldon completed preparatory studies, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1854 at Batavia, New York.

Career

Sheldon commenced practice in Randolph, New York, then moved to Rockford, Illinois, in 1857 and continued the practice of law. He served as member of the Illinois constitutional convention in 1861, then returned to Jamestown, New York, in 1865 and continued the practice of law.[1]

Elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress, Sheldon was a United States Representative for the thirty-first district of New York from March 4, 1869 March 3, 1871. An unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1870, he resumed the practice of his profession. He was one of the founders of the American Aristotype Co. which later became part of the Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester.[2]

Death

Sheldon died in Jamestown, New York, on August 15, 1908 (76 years, 10 months, and 17 days). He is interred in Lakeview Cemetery in Jamestown. His home, the Partridge-Sheldon House, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[3]

Family life

Sheldon married Mary Crowley and they had a son, Ralph Crowley Sheldon.[4]

References

  1. "Porter Sheldon". Chautauqua County Historical Society. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  2. "Porter Sheldon". James Prendergast Library. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  4. Princeton Alumni Weekly, Volume 38. princeton alumni weekly, 1937. p. 77.


U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Henry Van Aernam
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 31st congressional district

18691871
Succeeded by
Walter L. Sessions

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