| SHIELDS (Soundex
S432)
— See also
ANKERSHIELD,
CROWNINGSHIELD,
CROWNINSHIELD,
DASHIELL,
FIELDS,
GREENSHIELDS,
HAUDENSHIELD,
NIELDS,
NORDENSHIELD,
SCHIELDS,
SHEILDS,
SHIEL,
SHIELA,
SHIELD,
SHIELDES,
SHOULDICE.
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See also
Shields
Adams Blaine —
William
Henry Harrison Cook —
Francis
Edmund Donoghue —
Shields
Edger —
William
Henry Fallon —
Orville
Lothrop Freeman —
William
Shields Goodwin —
Richard
McGarrah Helms —
Barry
W. Jackson —
William
Erwin Lee —
Edward
Vaughn Long —
Joseph
Maull —
W.
Shields McClintic —
Michelle
Obama —
Lester
Shields Parsons —
Lester
Shields Parsons Jr. —
Gladys
Pyle —
John
Tipton —
Shields
Warren —
Joseph
Shields Wilson |
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Shields, A. S. L. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1896
(alternate), 1900,
1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Ann Marie —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
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Shields, B. F. —
of Taylorsville, Spencer
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1920,
1924,
1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, B. F. —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1956,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Shields, Belle M. —
of Bergen
County, N.J.
Dry candidate for delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment from Bergen
County, 1933.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Benjamin Glover (b.
1808) —
also known as Benjamin G. Shields —
of Marengo
County, Ala.; Falls
County, Tex.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., 1808.
Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1834; U.S.
Representative from Alabama at-large, 1841-43; U.S. Charge
d'Affaires to Venezuela, 1845; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1851; planter; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1874-77.
Slaveowner.
Died in Texas.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Bernice —
of Detroit west side, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1984,
1988.
Female.
Still living as of 1988.
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Shields, Brad —
Republican. Candidate for Texas state
board of education 10th District, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Shields, Brian —
Libertarian. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire.
Still living as of 2020.
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Shields, Carole —
of Coral Gables, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Shields, Charles —
of West Linn, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Mayor
of West Linn, Ore., 1923-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, D. H. —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.
Democrat. Chair of
Marion County Democratic Party, 1903.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Dan B. —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1916;
Utah
state attorney general, 1917-21.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Daniel B. —
U.S.
Attorney for Utah, 1933-49.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Daniel J. —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Republican. Mayor
of Johnstown, Pa., 1936-39; defeated in primary, 1955.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, David B. —
of Marienville, Forest
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, David H. —
of Salina, Saline
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Salina, Kan., 1905-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Denis J. —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Democrat. Candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 2nd
District, 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Douglas A. —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Shields, Ebenezer J.
(1778-1846) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Elbert
County, Ga., December
22, 1778.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1833-35; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1835-39; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Tennessee.
Died near La Grange, Fayette
County, Tex., April
21, 1846 (age 67 years, 120
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Ed —
of Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Mayor
of Great Falls, Mont., 1941-45.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Edmund Claude
(1871-1947) —
also known as Edmund C. Shields —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., December
30, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Livingston
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1909-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1912
(speaker),
1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1933-35, 1938-45; defeated, 1901,
1923, 1929; appointed 1933; defeated, 1935; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1937-44.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1947
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dennis Shields and Lydia (Lonergan) Shields; married, December
28, 1900, to Mary Foley. |
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L. Ballard |
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7, 1936 |
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Shields, Francis J. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1909-10; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, George Howell
(1842-1924) —
of Missouri.
Born in Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky., June 19,
1842.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1871; candidate for justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1872; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 29th District, 1875;
Missouri
Republican state chair, 1876-80; circuit judge in Missouri,
1907-13, 1915-20.
Died April
27, 1924 (age 81 years, 313
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hannibal, Mo.
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Shields, George W. —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.
Republican. Postmaster at Hannibal,
Mo., 1866-69.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Harold J. —
of Culver City, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Mayor
of Culver City, Calif., 1957-58.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Harry J. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Bluefields, as of 1917.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Hazel
(1891-1972) —
also known as Hazel Harriett Bridge; Mrs. J. Henry
Shields —
of Hooker, Texas
County, Okla.
Born December
21, 1891.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
1940.
Female.
Died March
17, 1972 (age 80 years, 87
days).
Interment somewhere
in Hooker, Okla.
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Relatives:
Married to John Henry Shields. |
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Shields, Henri W. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1923-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Hugh —
of Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ridgefield; elected 1930.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Ira K. —
of Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1958.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, J. B. —
Socialist. Candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1930.
Burial location unknown.
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J. Henry See Hazel
Shields |
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Shields, James
(1762-1831) —
of Ohio.
Born in Banbridge, County Down, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), April
13, 1762.
Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1806; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Ohio; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1829-31.
Killed in the accidental overturning of
a stagecoach, near Venice, Butler
County, Ohio, August
13, 1831 (age 69 years, 122
days).
Interment at Venice
Cemetery, Venice, Ohio.
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Shields, James
(1806-1879) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Rice
County, Minn.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), May 10,
1806.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1836; member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1839-41; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1841-43; in 1842, when the
Springfield paper published letters from "Aunt Becca" ridiculing him,
Shields demanded to know who wrote them; Abraham
Lincoln (then a Springfield lawyer) acknowledged responsibility,
and Shields challenged him to a duel,
which was averted only through the intervention of friends; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1843-45; Commissioner of the
General Land Office, 1845-47; general in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1849, 1849-55; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1858-59; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1868; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1874, 1879; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1879.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, June 1,
1879 (age 73 years, 22
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at Courthouse Grounds, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at State
Capitol Grounds, St. Paul, Minn.
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Shields, James (b. 1811) —
of Linn
County, Ore.
Born in Kentucky, 1811.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Linn County, 1857.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, John A. —
of Flemington, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, John B. —
of Alabama.
Republican. Candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, John C. —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Highland Park, Mich., 1928-30.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, John H. —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Democrat. Postmaster at Wichita,
Kan., 1913-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, John H. —
Republican. Member of Texas
state house of representatives 122nd District; elected 1992,
1994; elected unopposed 1996, 1998; elected 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Shields, John K. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, John Knight
(1858-1934) —
also known as John K. Shields —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Clinchdale, Grainger
County, Tenn., August
15, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1896,
1904;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1902-13; chief
justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1910-13; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1913-25.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1934
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Highland
Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Shields, John O. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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Shields, Jospeh A. —
of Houghton
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District;
elected 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Justin —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Shields, Katheryn —
of Missouri.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Shields, L. L. —
of Frickim, Llano
County, Tex.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives 79th District, 1887-88.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Lawrence —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Mayor
of Columbus, Ga., 1953.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Leighton —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 6th District,
1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Leighton —
of Shanghai, China.
U.S. Attorney for U.S. Court in Shanghai, 1937.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Loretta —
of Dayton, Howard
County, Md.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 2008,
2012.
Female.
Still living as of 2012.
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Shields, M. E. —
of Pennsylvania.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, M. S. —
of Gillette, Campbell
County, Wyo.
Mayor
of Gillette, Wyo., 1920-23.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Mark —
of Gillette, Campbell
County, Wyo.
Mayor
of Gillette, Wyo., 1915-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Martin M. —
of Faribault, Rice
County, Minn.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Mede W. —
of Jackson
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1864.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Mickey —
of Tallmadge, Summit
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Shields, Moses —
of Wyoming
County, Pa.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 23rd District, 1909-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Patrick —
of Indiana.
Delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816.
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, New Albany, Ind.
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Shields, Patrick H. —
of Passaic
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1882-83.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Richard —
of Minnesota.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota.
Still living as of 1992.
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Shields, Robert H. —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1900
(alternate), 1920
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1907-19.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Robert S. —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Mayor of
Canton, Ohio, 1871-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1876;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 1885-90; circuit
judge in Ohio 5th Circuit, 1911-13.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, S. T. —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Postmaster at Jasper,
Ala., 1879.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, S. W. —
of Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn.
Postmaster at Morristown,
Tenn., 1887.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Thomas A. —
of Warren
County, N.J.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Warren County, 1919-20;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1920, 1922.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Thomas A. —
of Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Union candidate for mayor
of Mt. Kisco, N.Y., 1951.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, W. C. —
of Corry, Erie
County, Pa.
Mayor
of Corry, Pa., 1887.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Waldron —
of Barre, Washington
County, Vt.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,
1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, William —
of Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo.
Democrat. Postmaster at Boonville,
Mo., 1837-41.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, William —
of Missouri.
Delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 26th District,
1845-46.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, William —
of Edgar
County, Ill.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from Edgar County,
1847.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, William —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Delaware, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Shields, William Bayard
(1780-1823) —
also known as William B. Shields —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Natchez, Adams
County, Miss.
Born in Maryland, 1780.
Lawyer;
secretary
of state of Delaware, 1802; member of Mississippi
territorial House of Representatives, 1807-08, 1813; Mississippi
territory attorney general Western District, 1808-14; superior
court judge in Mississippi, 1817-18; U.S.
District Judge for Mississippi, 1818-23; died in office 1823.
Died in Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., April
19, 1823 (age about 42
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, William E. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1890-93 (Kings County 6th District 1890-92, Kings
County 11th District 1893).
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, William H. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1884.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, William H., Jr. —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Norwich, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields, Woodrow —
of Indiana.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1952, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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