Porter Sheldon
(September 29, 1831 — August 15, 1908) Porter Sheldon was an American politician and lawyer. Sheldon was born in Victor, New York in 1831. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1854 and practiced law in Cattaraugus County, New York. Sheldon briefly left New York to serve as a member to the Illinois constitutional convention in 1861, but returned to New York four years later. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871. After serving in Congress, Sheldon continued to practice law until his death in 1908.
[Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000323]
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New York Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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