James Shields (senator)
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James Shields (senator) was a 19th-century American politician and military officer notable for uniquely serving as a U.S. Senator from three different states: Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Shields (senator) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States senator
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1806-05-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. Mary’s Cemetery, Carrollton, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ireland
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1879-06-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Ottumwa, Iowa, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | studied law in the United States ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Shields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| honor | statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| name | James Shields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | wounded at the Battle of Cerro Gordo in the Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the only person to serve as a U.S. Senator from three different states ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commissioner of the U.S. General Land Office
NERFINISHED
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Illinois State Auditor NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court ⓘ United States Senator from Illinois ⓘ United States Senator from Minnesota ⓘ United States Senator from Missouri ⓘ member of the Illinois House of Representatives ⓘ |
| represented |
Illinois in the United States Senate
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Minnesota in the United States Senate ⓘ Missouri in the United States Senate ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Illinois state government
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Minnesota state government NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri state government ⓘ |
| stateOfHonor |
Illinois
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Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd |
1855-03-03
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1859-03-03 ⓘ 1879-03-03 ⓘ |
| termStart |
1849-03-04
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1858-05-11 ⓘ 1879-01-27 ⓘ |
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