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Eli S. Shorter

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Eli S. Shorter
Col. Eli Simms Shorter of the 18th Alabama Infantry
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859
Preceded byJames Abercrombie
Succeeded byJames L. Pugh
Personal details
Born
Eli Sims Shorter

(1823-03-15)March 15, 1823
Monticello, Georgia
DiedApril 29, 1879(1879-04-29) (aged 56)
Eufaula, Alabama
Political partyDemocratic
OccupationLawyer, Soldier, Politician
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865
Rank Colonel
Commands
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Eli Sims Shorter (March 15, 1823 – April 29, 1879) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.[1]


Born in Monticello, Georgia, Shorter attended the common schools and was graduated in law from Yale College in 1844. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Eufaula, Alabama, in 1844.[1] He also engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Shorter was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859). He resumed the practice of law in Eufaula, Alabama. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate States Army as colonel of the 18th Regiment Alabama Infantry. He died in Eufaula, Alabama, April 29, 1879. He was interred in Fairview Cemetery.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Eli Sims Shorter". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Auburn University. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Shorter, Eli Sims". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 2023-07-02.


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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 2nd congressional district

March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859
Succeeded by