George Laird Shoup

George Laird Shoup (born June 15, 1836 in Kittanning , Armstrong County , Pennsylvania , † December 21, 1904 in Boise , Idaho ) was an American politician and in 1890 governor of the state of Idaho. Between 1890 and 1901 he represented his state in the US Senate .

Early years and political advancement

George Shoup attended public schools in his home country. In 1852 he moved to Galesburg , Illinois , where he and his father worked in agriculture, especially cattle breeding. In 1859 he joined the Colorado gold rush . During the civil war he rose to the rank of colonel in the Union army. He was mainly used in the southwestern United States. In 1864, he was given special leave to attend the Colorado Constituent Assembly. In December 1864 he finally resigned from the army. He then worked briefly as a dealer in Virginia City , Montana and Salmon , Idaho.

Shoup joined the Republican Party . He became a treasurer and school councilor in Lemhi County . In 1874 he became a member of the Idaho Territorial House of Representatives, and in 1878 he was a member of the Idaho Territory Governing Council . From 1880 to 1884 and from 1888 to 1892 Shoup was a member of the Republican National Committee . In 1884 and 1885 he represented his territory at the Cotton Show in New Orleans . He invested $ 35,000 of his personal wealth to promote Idaho's products.

Idaho Governor and US Senator

In April 1889, George Shoup was named Idaho's last territorial governor by President Benjamin Harrison . On July 3, 1890, Idaho officially became a state of the United States and Shoup was elected the first governor of the new state. He took up this position on October 1, 1890. But his real interest was in the US Senate, to which he was elected as the first Class 2 Senator from Idaho in 1890 . For this reason, he resigned his office as governor on December 18, 1890. After a re-election in 1895, he was able to exercise his mandate in Congress between December 18, 1890 and March 3, 1901. There he was temporarily chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor and a member of a committee that dealt with the territories.

After his tenure in Congress, George Shoup retired from politics. He died in December 1904 and was buried in Boise. He had six children with his wife Lena Darnutser.

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SURNAME	Shoup, George Laird
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	June 15, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kittanning , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH	December 21, 1904
Place of death	Boise , Idaho