- Lionel Allen Sheldon
Lionel Allen Sheldon (
August 30 ,1828 -January 17 ,1917 ) was a U.S. Representative fromLouisiana . He was Governor ofNew Mexico Territory from 1881 to 1885.Early life
Born in
Worcester, New York , Sheldon moved with his parents toLagrange, Ohio . He attended the district school andOberlin College inOberlin, Ohio from 1848 to 1850 and was graduated from the Fowler Law School,Poughkeepsie, New York , in 1853.He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice inElyria, Ohio . He was probate judge ofLorain County, Ohio , in 1856 and 1857. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1856, 1880, and 1896. He was commissioned brigadier general of the militia by Governor Chase.He served in the
Union Army during the Civil War. He was appointed lieutenant colonel of the Forty-second Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry,November 27 ,1861 , and promoted to the rank of colonelMarch 14 ,1862 . He settled inNew Orleans, Louisiana , and practiced law from 1864 to 1879.Political career
Sheldon was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first, Forty-second, and Forty-third Congresses (
March 4 ,1869 -March 3 ,1875 ). He served as chairman of the Committee on Militia (Forty-second Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress. He returned to Ohio in 1879.Sheldon was Governor of
New Mexico Territory from 1881 to 1885. He was one of the receivers of the Texas and Pacific Railway from 1885 to 1887.He moved to
Los Angeles, California in 1888 and engaged in the practice of law. He moved toPasadena, California , and died in that city onJanuary 17 ,1917 . His remains were cremated and laid to rest at Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum inAltadena .References
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