James Shields
Born: May 10, 1806
Birthplace: Altmore County, Tyrone Ireland
Father: Charles Shields 1752 – 1812
Mother: Anne Catherine Marshall 1778 – 1834
Wife: Mary Ann Carr 1835 – 1928
(Buried: Saint Marys Cemetery, Carrollton, Missouri)
Children:
Mary Shields 1862 – 1869
(Buried: Saint Marys Cemetery, Carrollton, Missouri)
James Shields Jr. 1867 – 1877
(Buried: Saint Marys Cemetery, Carrollton, Missouri)
Katherine J. Shields 1871 – 1901
(Buried: Saint Marys Cemetery, Carrollton, Missouri)
Dr. Daniel F. Shields 1876 – 1960
(Buried: Saint Marys Cemetery, Carrollton, Missouri)
Occupation before War:
1826: Immigrated to the United States from Ireland
Attorney in Kaskaskia, Illinois
1836: Illinois State Representative
1839: Illinois State Auditor
1843: Judge of Illinois State Supreme Court
1845 – 1847: Commissioner of General Land Office
1845 – 1847: Surveyed land in Iowa to start an Irish Colony
1846 – 1848: Served in Mexican War rising to Brigadier General
1847: Grapeshot hit him below right nipple and passed thru his back
1847: Wounded during the Battle of Chapultepec, Mexico
1849 – 1855: United States Senator from Illinois
Opposed Slavery Supporter of land grants, railroads, homestead Act
1851 – 1855: Senate Chairman of District of Columbia Committee
1851 – 1855: Senate Chairman of Military Affairs Committee
1854: Author of A History of Illinois from its commencement to state
1855 – 1858: Inspector of lands in Minnesota
Founder of Shieldsville, Minnesota
1858 – 1859: United States Senator from Minnesota
1858 – 1859: Senate Chairman of Revolutionary Claims Committee
1859 – 1861: Engaged in Mining Venture in Mexico
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1862: Fractured his left arm and injured his side
1862: Wounded in the Battle of Kernstown, Virginia
1862: Promoted to Major General but promotion was withdrawn
1863: Resigned from the Union Army Official resignation in March
Occupation after War:
California State Railroad Commissioner
Farmer and Lecturer in Carrollton, Missouri
1868: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Congress
1874: Missouri State Representative
1876: Proposed but declined Doorkeeper of U.S. House
Fundraiser to Provide Aide for Yellow Fever Victims
1879: Missouri State Representative
1879: United States Senator from Missouri
Died: June 1, 1879
Place of Death: Ottumwa Iowa
Age at time of Death: 73 years old
Burial Place: Saint Marys Cemetery Carrollton Missouri
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