James Shields | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | John Woods |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Corwin |
| Member of theOhio House of Representatives fromButler County | |
| In office 1821–1823 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Anderson James Clark Joel Collins |
| Succeeded by | James Clark David Higgins Marsh Williams |
| In office 1819–1820 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Anderson Joel Collins William Murray |
| Succeeded by | Robert Anderson James Clark Joel Collins |
| In office 1811–1818 | |
| Preceded by | James Clark James Heaton John C. Imlay |
| Succeeded by | Robert Anderson Joel Collins William Murray |
| In office 1808–1810 | |
| Preceded by | William Corry James McClure |
| Succeeded by | James Clark James Heaton John C. Imlay |
| In office 1806–1807 | |
| Preceded by | James McClure Matthew Richardson |
| Succeeded by | William Corry James McClure |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1762-04-13)April 13, 1762 |
| Died | August 13, 1831(1831-08-13) (aged 69) |
| Resting place | Venice Cemetery |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
James Shields (April 13, 1762 – August 13, 1831) was a one-termU.S. Representative fromOhio, serving from 1829 to 1831.
A descendant of theÓ Siadhail family, Shields was born inBanbridge,County Down in theKingdom of Ireland.
He received a good common-school education, entering theUniversity of Glasgow,Scotland in 1782 and graduated in 1786. He attended medical college for two years, before emigrating to the United States in July 1791 and settled inFrederick County, Virginia, where he taught school. He moved toButler County, Ohio in 1801, but then returned toVirginia and became a citizen of the United States in 1804.
He returned to Ohio in 1807 and was a member of theOhio House of Representatives between 1806 and 1827 and was anelector forAndrew Jackson in 1828.[1] He was elected as aJacksonian to the21st United States Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831).
Shields was killed through the accidental overturning of a stagecoach nearVenice, Butler County, Ohio on August 13, 1831. He was interred in Venice Cemetery, Venice, Ohio. He was the uncle of U.S. SenatorJames Shields.
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