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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaJohn Peter Cleaver SHANKS
(1826-1901)
SHANKS, John Peter
Cleaver, a Representative from Indiana; born in Martinsburg,
Va. (now West Virginia), June 17, 1826; pursued an academic course;
studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1848 and commenced practice
in Portland, Ind., in 1849; prosecuting attorney of Jay County in
1850 and 1851; member of the State house of representatives in
1855; during the Civil War served in the Union Army as a colonel
and aide-de-camp; elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh
Congress (March 4, 1861-March 3, 1863); unsuccessful candidate for
reelection in 1862 to the Thirty-eighth Congress; elected to the
Fortieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4,
1867-March 3, 1875); chairman, Committee on Militia (Forty-first
Congress); Committee on Indian Affairs (Forty-second Congress);
unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1874; resumed the
practice of his profession; was again a member of the State house
of representatives in 1879; died in Portland, Jay County, Ind.,
January 23, 1901; interment in Green Park Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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