Samuel A. Shelton

Samuel A. Shelton

Samuel Azariah Shelton (born September 3, 1858 in Waterloo , Lauderdale County , Alabama , †  September 13, 1948 in Marshfield , Missouri ) was an American politician . Between 1921 and 1923 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1869, Samuel Shelton and his widowed mother came to Webster County , Missouri, where he attended public schools and the Mountain Dale Academy . After that he taught himself as a teacher for some time. From 1881 to 1930, Shelton worked in agriculture alongside his other activities. From 1895 to 1898 he was a clerk at the Webster County District Court. After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1901, he began to practice in this profession in Marshfield. Between 1906 and 1910 Shelton was a post holder in Marshfield; from 1914 to 1916 he served as a prosecutor in Webster County. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Republican Party . He was elected district chairman four times.

In the 1920 congressional election , Shelton was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 16th  constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Thomas L. Rubey on March 4, 1921 . Since he refused to run again in 1922, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1923 . After leaving the US House of Representatives, Shelton was again working as a lawyer in Marshfield, where he died on September 13, 1948 at the age of 90.

Web links

• Samuel A. Shelton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Samuel A. Shelton in the database of Find a Grave (English)