George A. Shuford

George Adams Shuford (born September 5, 1895 in Asheville , North Carolina , † December 8, 1962 ) was an American politician . He represented the state of North Carolina as a member of the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Shuford attended public school and the University of North Carolina between 1913 and 1915. He then graduated from the University of Georgia in Athens in 1917 . He was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1917.

During the First World War he graduated from the First Officers' Training Camp in Fort McPherson , Georgia in May 1917 . He was then promoted to lieutenant ( Second Lieutenant ) in August 1917 and assigned to the 119th  Infantry Regiment of the 30th Combat Division. In January 1918 he was promoted to first lieutenant . He served in the United States and France . On April 28, 1919, he was released from Camp Jackson , South Carolina.

He was admitted to the North Carolina bar in August 1920 and then opened a practice in Asheville. He later served as chairman of the Buncombe County Electoral Committee from 1940 to 1942. He also served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1945 to 1947 . He was then a Superior Court Judge of North Carolina between 1947 and 1949 .

Shuford was elected a Democrat in the 83rd and two subsequent Congresses. His term of office ran from January 3, 1953 to January 3, 1959. He was later also elected to the 86th Congress , but had to resign due to an illness. He then returned to his practice as a lawyer. During his tenure in Congress, he was involved in the constitution of the Southern Manifesto , which spoke out against racial integration in public institutions.

George Shuford died on December 8, 1962 in Asheville and was buried in the local Riverside Cemetery .

Web links

• George A. Shuford in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)