Life span: 06/26/1826 to 01/23/1901TabsLife SummaryFull name: John Peter Cleaver ShanksPlace of Birth: Martinsburg, VABurial Place: Portland, INBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Spouses: 3No. of Children: 3Friends: 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: PoliticianMilitaryAttorney or JudgeBusinessmanJournalistPolitical Parties: RepublicanGovernment: US House of RepresentativesState legislatureOther state governmentMilitary: 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 TopicsThirty-Seventh Congress of the United StatesFortieth 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