Benjamin Franklin Shively | |
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 Shively in 1913 | |
| United States Senator fromIndiana | |
| In office March 4, 1909 – March 14, 1916 | |
| Preceded by | James A. Hemenway |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Taggart |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's13th district | |
| In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | George Ford |
| Succeeded by | Charles G. Conn |
| In office December 1, 1884 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | William H. Calkins |
| Succeeded by | George Ford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1857-03-20)March 20, 1857 Osceola, Indiana, US |
| Died | March 14, 1916(1916-03-14) (aged 58) Washington, D.C., US |
| Political party | Democratic Anti-Monopoly(1884) |
| Alma mater | Northern Indiana Normal School University of Michigan at Ann Arbor |
| Profession | Attorney |
Benjamin Franklin Shively (March 20, 1857 – March 14, 1916) was anAmericanpolitician andlawyer who served as aUnited States representative (1884 to 1885 and 1887 to 1893) andsenator (1909 to 1916) fromIndiana.
Shively was born on a farm nearOsceola, Indiana, to Rev. Joel Shively and Elizabeth (née Pendleton) Shively. Joel Shively was the son of Rev. George Shively, who arrived in Indiana in 1864 after living inWashington County, Pennsylvania, andStark County, Ohio. Elizabeth Pendleton was a native ofSomerset County, Pennsylvania.[1]
Benjamin Shively attended the common schools and theNorthern Indiana Normal School atValparaiso. After considering a career as a carpenter, Shively taught school from 1874 to 1880. From 1880 to 1884, Shively edited theEra, a newspaper inSt. Joseph County. He was secretary of the National Anti-Monopoly Association in 1883. In 1884 he was president of the board ofIndiana University and was elected as aNational Anti-Monopolist to the Forty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofWilliam H. Calkins, serving from December 1, 1884, to March 3, 1885.[1]
Shively graduated from theLaw School of theUniversity of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1886, was admitted to thebar, and commenced practice inSouth Bend, Indiana.[1]
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He was elected as aDemocrat to the Fiftieth, Fifty-first, and Fifty-second Congresses, serving from March 4, 1887, to March 4, 1893; he was not a candidate for renomination in 1892, and resumed the practice of law in South Bend. He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate forGovernor of Indiana in 1896, and was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1906 to the Sixtieth Congress; in 1909 he was elected to the U.S. Senate, was reelected in 1914 and served from March 4, 1909, until his death. While in the Senate he was chairman of the Committee on Pacific Railroads (Sixty-second Congress) and a member of the Committee on Pensions (Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth Congresses).[1]
Shively came to prominence in the Senate as chairman of theCommittee on Foreign Relations. Shively personally advisedPresidentWoodrow Wilson on the situation inMexico during theMexican Revolution. Shively was a noted political ally and vocal supporter of theWilson administration.[1]
In 1888, Shively married Laura Jenks, daughter ofGeorge A. Jenks, the formerSolicitor General of the United States under PresidentGrover Cleveland. They had thee children: George, John, and Mary.[1]
Shively was atrustee ofIndiana State University inTerre Haute. He was also anElk.[1]
Shively died inWashington, D.C., and was interred in the Brookville Cemetery,Brookville, Pennsylvania.Vice PresidentThomas R. Marshall andSecond LadyLois Irene Marshall attended Shively's funeral. President Wilson sent Laura Shively a letter expressing his condolences.Indiana GovernorSamuel M. Ralston appointedThomas Taggart to fill Shively's vacant Senate seat.[1]
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forGovernor of Indiana 1896 | Succeeded by |
| First | Democratic nominee forU.S. Senator fromIndiana (Class 3) 1914 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 13th congressional district 1884–1885 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 13th congressional district 1887–1893 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. Senate | ||
| Preceded by | U.S. senator from Indiana March 4, 1909 – March 14, 1916 | Succeeded by |
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