Porter Sheldon

Porter Sheldon ( born September 29, 1831 in Victor, Ontario County, New York; † August 15, 1908 in Jamestown, New York ) was an American politician. Between 1869 and 1871 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Porter Sheldon attended preparatory schools. After a subsequent law degree in 1854 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he started in Randolph to work in this profession. In 1857 he moved to Rockford, Illinois, where he also practiced law. Politically, he joined the Republican Party. In 1861 he took part in a constitutional convention of the State of Illinois. In 1865 he returned to New York, where he settled in Jamestown and was working as a lawyer.

In the congressional elections of 1868 Sheldon was in the 31 electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Henry Van Aernam on March 4, 1869. Since he was not nominated by his party for re-election in 1870, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1871. During this time the 15th Amendment was ratified. After his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Porter Sheldon again worked as a lawyer in Jamestown. There he is on August 15, 1908 passed away.