George A. Sheridan
(February 22, 1840 — October 7, 1896) Sheridan was a publisher, businessman, and politician. George Augustus Sheridan was born in Millbury, Massachusetts but moved to Chicago, Illinois with his parents in 1858. He enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War and served as a captain. After resigning from the army, Sheridan moved to Louisiana and served as a brigadier in the general militia. He was elected as a Liberal Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875.
[Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000341]
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Louisiana Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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