George Shuford | |
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 Official portrait, 1955 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's12th district | |
| In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Monroe Minor Redden |
| Succeeded by | David McKee Hall |
| Member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives fromBuncombe County | |
| In office November 7, 1944 – November 2, 1948 | |
| Preceded by | A. C. Reynolds Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Leslie H. McDaniel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1895-09-05)September 5, 1895 |
| Died | December 8, 1962(1962-12-08) (aged 67) |
| Resting place | Riverside Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Unit | 119th Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
George Adams Shuford (September 5, 1895 – December 8, 1962) was aU.S. Representative fromNorth Carolina.
Born inAsheville, North Carolina, Shuford attended the public schools and theUniversity of North Carolina 1913-1915.He graduated from theUniversity of Georgia at Athens in 1917. He was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1917. During theFirst World War, he entered the first officers' training camp atFort McPherson, Georgia, in May 1917. He was commissioned asecond lieutenant in August 1917 and assigned to the119th Infantry Regiment of the30th Infantry Division. He became afirst lieutenant in January 1918 and served in the United States andFrance. He was discharged atCamp Jackson, South Carolina, on April 28, 1919. He was admitted to the North Carolina bar in August 1920 and commenced practice inAsheville, North Carolina. He served as the chairman of theBuncombe County Board of Elections from 1940 to 1942. He served in theNorth Carolina House of Representatives from 1945 to 1947. He served as a state superior court judge from 1947 to 1949.
Shuford was elected as aDemocrat to theEighty-third,Eighty-fourth, andEighty-fifth Congresses (January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959), during which he was a signatory to the 1956Southern Manifesto that opposed the desegregation of public schools ordered by the Supreme Court inBrown v. Board of Education. He was renominated for theEighty-sixth Congress but later withdrew because of ill health, and resumed the practice of law.He resided inAsheville, North Carolina, until his death there on December 8, 1962. He was interred inRiverside Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's 12th congressional district 1953–1959 | Succeeded by |
