Walton Shields | |
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Member of the
Mississippi State Senate from the 29th district | |
In office 1917 – January 19, 1927 | |
Preceded by | Van Buren Boddie |
Personal details | |
Born | Oxford, Mississippi | October 15, 1870
Died | January 19, 1927 Greenville, Mississippi | (aged 56)
Political party | Democratic |
Walton Shields (October 15, 1870 - January 19, 1927) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1917 to his death in 1927.
Walton Shields was born on October 15, 1870, in Oxford, Mississippi. [1] He was the son of John Whitfield Shields and Sallie (Walton) Shields. [1] [2] Shields attended the public and private schools of Greenville, Mississippi. [1] He then attended the University of Mississippi and received his B. P. degree in 1889 and L. L. B. degree in 1890. [1] [2] He began practicing law in Greenville in 1891. [1] In 1891, Shields also served as District Attorney. [3] In 1898, after the Spanish-American War was declared, he enlisted as a private in Company C of the Second Mississippi Infantry. [2] By the time he was mustered out in 1901, he was a Captain of the Fifth United States volunteer infantry (under Major James K. Vardaman). [1] [2] [4] In 1902 and 1903, he was the mayor of Greenville, Mississippi. [4] Shields began representing the 29th District as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate in the 1917 session, succeeding Van Buren Boddie in the middle of his term, and the term ended in 1920. [5] [1] In 1919, Shields was elected to a full term and served from 1920 to 1924. [1] Shields was re-elected again for the 1924–1928 term. [6] Shields died in the middle of this term, on January 19, 1927, in Greenville, Mississippi. [4]
Walton Shields | |
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Member of the
Mississippi State Senate from the 29th district | |
In office 1917 – January 19, 1927 | |
Preceded by | Van Buren Boddie |
Personal details | |
Born | Oxford, Mississippi | October 15, 1870
Died | January 19, 1927 Greenville, Mississippi | (aged 56)
Political party | Democratic |
Walton Shields (October 15, 1870 - January 19, 1927) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1917 to his death in 1927.
Walton Shields was born on October 15, 1870, in Oxford, Mississippi. [1] He was the son of John Whitfield Shields and Sallie (Walton) Shields. [1] [2] Shields attended the public and private schools of Greenville, Mississippi. [1] He then attended the University of Mississippi and received his B. P. degree in 1889 and L. L. B. degree in 1890. [1] [2] He began practicing law in Greenville in 1891. [1] In 1891, Shields also served as District Attorney. [3] In 1898, after the Spanish-American War was declared, he enlisted as a private in Company C of the Second Mississippi Infantry. [2] By the time he was mustered out in 1901, he was a Captain of the Fifth United States volunteer infantry (under Major James K. Vardaman). [1] [2] [4] In 1902 and 1903, he was the mayor of Greenville, Mississippi. [4] Shields began representing the 29th District as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate in the 1917 session, succeeding Van Buren Boddie in the middle of his term, and the term ended in 1920. [5] [1] In 1919, Shields was elected to a full term and served from 1920 to 1924. [1] Shields was re-elected again for the 1924–1928 term. [6] Shields died in the middle of this term, on January 19, 1927, in Greenville, Mississippi. [4]