Shoemaker, William Luken – Shubrick, William Bradford
Shoemaker, William Luken
physician, philologist, poet, was born July 19, 1823, in Georgetown, D. C. His poems, bird songs, translations from the German of Heine and others, are distinguished by rare perfection of form and melody. He is best known for his Sweetheart Bird Song, set to music by Balfe, the English composer. As a linguist and poet he holds a masterly rank.
Sholes, Charles Clark
journalist, state senator, was born Jan. 8, 1816, in Norwich, Conn. He settled in Kenosha, Wis., in 1847, of which place he was several times mayor, frequently represented Kenosha county both in the assembly and senate of the state, and in one session was chosen speaker of the former body.
He died Oct. 5, 1867, in Kenosha, Wis.
Sholes, Christopher Latham
journalist, inventor, was born Feb. 14, 1819, in Mooresburg, Pa. In addition to his work as a journalist, which has been This profession when not holding office, he has interested himself in inventions, the most important of which is the typewriting machine that was introduced through the firm of E. Remington and Sons. In 1873 this invention passed into the hands of the Remingtons for manufacture, since which time many minor improvements have been added to it, increasing its usefulness.
Shonk, George W
lawyer, congressman, was born April 26, 1850, in Plymouth, Pa. He was admitted to the bar of Luzerne county, Pa., in 1876, and has practiced his profession at Wilkesbarre since. He was elected to the fifty-second congress as a republican.
Short, Alfred
manufacturer, legislator, was born Jan. 1, 1847, in Sharon, Pa. He attended the Richburg academy, the Friendship academy, and the Alfred academy, in the state of New York.
He is a successful manufacturer of North East, Pa.; has been mayor of his city, and president of the school board. In 1878-79 he served with distinction as a member of the state assembly of Pennsylvania. In 1888 he was a delegate to the democratic national convention at St.
Louis; and has always taken an active part in political affairs. He is president of the People's Savings institution of Erie county, and president of the Eureka Tempered Copper works of North East, Pa.
Short, Charles
college president, author, was born May 28, 1821, in Haverhill, Mass. In 1863 he became seventh president of the Kenyon college, and is the author of On the Order of Words in Attic-Greek Prose; and Mitchell's Ancient Geography. He died Dec. 24, 1886, in New York city.
Short, Charles Wilkins
botanist, was born Oct. 6, 1794, in Woodford county, Ky. In 1838 he moved to Louisville, Ky., where he was associated with several others in founding the medical department of the university of Louisville, and continued to hold a chair in that institution until 1849, when he retired. He then devoted himself to the collection of plants and flowers, and, with Dr. Robert Peter and Henry A. Griswold, prepared Plants of Kentucky. He died March 7, 1863, in Louisville, Ky.
Shortall, John George
humanitarian, was born Sept. 20, 1838, in Ireland.
He entered upon the business of making records of abstracts of title to lands in Cook county, Ill. He did great service in the collection and preservation of his valuable abstracts of title. He is president of the Illinois Humane society, and is associated with the National and State Humane associations.
Shorter, Eli S
lawyer, planter, congressman, was born March 15, 1823, in Monticello, Ga. He was elected a representative from Alabama to the thirtyfourth and thirty-fifth congresses.
Shorter, James Alexander
bishop, was born Feb. 4, 1817, in Washington, D. C. He was elected bishop of the African-American methodist episcopal church in 1868, and sent more fully to organize the church in the extreme southwest, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. As president of the Missionary society of his church, he has succeeded in opening the work in Hayti and Africa, whither missionaries have been sent.
Shorter, John Gill
lawyer, jurist, state senator, congressman, governor, was born in 1818 in Jasper county, Ga.
He was for several years a state senator from Alabama. From 1855 to 1861 was circuit judge for his district. He was a member of the confederate congress, and was governor of Alabama from 1861 to 1863. He died May 29, 1872, in Eufaula, Ala.
Shotwell, Ambrose Milton
genealogist, educator, author, was born May 30, 1853, in Elba, N. Y. He has been a successful teacher in schools for the blind, and is now embosser of literature in the Michigan School for the Blind of Lansing. He is the author of Annals of Our Colonial Ancestors and Their Descendants; and other works.
Shoup, Francis Asbury
soldier, clergyman, educator, author, born March 22, 1834, in Laurel, Ind. He was an episcopal clergyman and educator of Sewanee, Tenn., professor of metaphysics in the university of the South, and a confederate officer in the civil war. He was the author of Infantry Tactics; Artillery Division Drill; and Elements of Algebra. He died in 1896. listed
Shoup, George L
soldier, merchant, governor, United States senator, was born June 15, 1836, in Kittanning, Pa. He enin Captain Backus's independent company of scouts, and was soon thereafter commissioned second lieutenant, and was commissioned colonel of the third Colorado cavalry in 1864. He engaged in the mercantile business in Virginia City, Mont., in 1866, and during the same year established a business at Salmon City, Idaho; and since 1866 has been engaged in mining, stock raising, mercantile, and other business in Idaho. He was a member of the territorial legislature during the eighth and tenth sessions. He was United States commissioner for Idaho at the World's Cotton Centennial exposition at New Orleans, La., in 1884-85, and was again placed on the republican national committee in 1888, re-elected in 1892 and again in 1896. He was appointed governor of Idaho territory in 1889, which position he held until elected governor of the state of Idaho in 1890. He was elected to the United States senate as a republican in 1890, and was re-elected in 1895. His term of service will expire March 3, 1901.
Showalter, Joseph B
educator, was born Feb. 11, 1851, near Smithfield, Pa. He taught school in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana, and Illinois. He has filled numerous local offices in Chicora, Pa., and in his county and state. He was elected to the fifty-fifth congress.
Shower, Jacob
congressman. He was a representative in congress from Maryland from 1853 to 1855.
Shrady, John
physician, author, was born March 13, 1830, in New York city, N. Y. He is a prominent lawyer of New York city, and is the author of Transactions; The Psychical Aspects of Insanity; The Shadow Line of Insanity; Signs of the Moribund Condition; and Two Hundred Years of Medicine.
Shreve, Henry Miller
inventor, born Oct. 21, 1785, in Burlington county, N. J. In 1815 he ascended the Mississippi to Louisville in the Enterprise, the first steam vessel that ever performed that voyage, and subsequently he built the Washington on plan of his own invention, with improvements that made it superior to Robert Fulton's boat.
In 1817 his vessel made its first trip a laden with passengers and freight, and demonstrated its superiority. When its success was thoroughly shown, Fulton and his associates, having the exclusive right to navigate all vessels propelled by fire and steam in the rivers of said territory, entered suit against him and seized his boats; but the case was decided in his favor. In 1826 he was appointed superintendent of western river improvements, which place he held until 1841. He died March 6, 1854, in St. Louis, Mo.
Shreve, Samuel Henry
civil engineer, author, was born Aug. 2, 1829, in Trenton, N. J. He was a civil engineer of New York city, and the author of The Strength of Bridges and Roofs. He died Nov. 27, 1884, in New York city.
Shreve, Thomas H
journalist, author, poet, was born in 1808, in Alexandria, Va. He was a journalist of Louisville, and the author of Drayton, an American Tale; and Poems. He died Dec. 23, 1853, in Louisville, Ky.
Shriver, Alfred Jenkins
law. yer, author, was born in 1867 in Baltimore, Md., where he has attained prominence as a successful lawyer. He received the degree of A. B. from the Johns Hopkins university, and LL. B. from the law school of the university of Maryland. He is the author of several monographs on legal subjects, which have attracted favorable attention.
Shubrick, William Bradford
naval officer, was born Oct. 31, 1790, on Bull's Island, S. C. He served through the Mexican and civil wars, attaining for meritorious services the rank of rearadmiral. He died May 27, 1874, in Washington. SHUCK, MRS. HENRIETTA [HALL], author, was born Oct. 28, 1817, in Kilmarnock, Va. She was the wife of a missionary in China; and the author of Scenes in China. She died Nov. 27, 1844, in Hong Kong, China.