Three term member of Congress from Ohio and author of the Civil Rights Act of 1871.
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Life Summary
Full name
Samuel Shellabarger
Place of Birth
Burial Place
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
3
Family
Samuel Shellabarger (father), Bethany McCurdy Shellabarger (mother), Elizabeth Brandriff (wife)
Education
Other
Other Education
Miami University (OH)
Occupation
Politician
Diplomat
Attorney or Judge
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Political Parties
Republican
Government
Johnson Administration (1865-69)
Grant Administration (1869-77)
Diplomat
US House of Representatives
State legislature
