Shanks, John Peter Cleaver

John Peter Cleaver Shanks, circa 1862, detail

Life span:

06/26/1826 to 01/23/1901

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Life Summary

Full name:

John Peter Cleaver Shanks

Place of Birth:

Martinsburg, VA

Burial Place:

Portland, IN

Birth Date Certainty:

Exact

Death Date Certainty:

Exact

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

Sectional choice:

North

Origins:

Slave State

No. of Spouses:

No. of Children:

Friends:

John Charles Frémont

Family:

Michael Hall Shanks (father), Martha Beeson Cleaver Shanks (mother), Huldah Hearn (first wife - died 1852), Deborah Jane Wilson (second wife), Magdalene Oswalt (third wife)

Occupation:

Politician

Military

Attorney or Judge

Businessman

Journalist

Political Parties:

Republican

Government:

US House of Representatives

State legislature

Other state government

Military:

Union Army

Events

Date span begin	Life span End	Event
10/09/1866	10/09/1866	In Indiana, Republicans win heavily in a hard-fought election for federal and state seats.

Major Topics

Thirty-Seventh Congress of the United States

Fortieth Congress of the United States

Documents

Images

John Peter Cleaver Shanks, circa 1862, portrait size

John Peter Cleaver Shanks, circa 1862

John Peter Cleaver Shanks, circa 1862, detail

John Peter Cleaver Shanks, Brady image

John Peter Cleaver Shanks, Brady image, detail

Bibliography

Shanks, John Peter Cleaver

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