Ebenezer J. Shields | |
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| Member of theU.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 theTennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1833-1835 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 22, 1778 |
| Died | April 21, 1846 (aged 67) |
| Party | Anti-JacksonianWhig |
| Alma mater | University ofNashville, Tennessee |
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Ebenezer J. Shields was an American politician that representedTennessee'stenth district in theUnited States House of Representatives.
Shields was born inGeorgia on December 22, 1778. He moved to Tennessee in 1809 and settled on Robertson Fork Creek nearLynnville. He graduated from theUniversity ofNashville, Tennessee in 1827. He studied law, was admitted to thebar, and practiced law inPulaski, Tennessee.[1]
An elegantpublic speaker,[2] Shields was a member of theTennessee House of Representatives between 1833 and 1835.
Shields was elected as aWhite supporter to theTwenty-fourth Congress by the tenth district of Tennessee and re-elected as aWhig. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1838 to theTwenty-sixth Congress. He served from March 4, 1835 to March 3, 1839.[3] He resumed his profession in Pulaski and moved toMemphis, Tennessee in 1844, where he continued the practice of his profession. He was Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1840.
Shields died on April 21, 1846(age 67 years, 120 days nearLa Grange, Texas.[4]It is unknown where he isinterred.
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