James Shields (Civil War general)
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James Shields (Civil War general) was an Irish-born American military officer and politician who served as a Union general in the American Civil War and uniquely represented three different U.S. states in the Senate.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Shields (Civil War general) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Irish American
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Union Army general ⓘ United States senator ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Cerro Gordo
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Battle of Port Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Winchester (1862) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1806-05-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. Mary’s Cemetery, Carrollton, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Civil War
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Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ireland
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1879-06-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Ottumwa, Iowa, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| fullName | James Shields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| militaryAward | brevet major general (Mexican–American War) ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the only person to have served as U.S. senator for three different states ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ |
| officeHeld |
Commissioner of the General Land Office of the United States
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Illinois State Auditor NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court ⓘ United States Senator from Illinois ⓘ United States Senator from Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Senator from Missouri ⓘ member of the Illinois House of Representatives ⓘ member of the Missouri House of Representatives ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Stephen A. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| representedInSenate |
Illinois
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Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Illinois
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Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Illinois state government
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Minnesota state government ⓘ Missouri state government ⓘ |
| successor | Lyman Trumbull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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