Eli Sims Shorter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eli Sims Shorter

American politician

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1823

Place of Birth: Jasper County, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 29-Apr-1879

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Eli Sims Shorter (March 15, 1823 – April 29, 1879) was a U.S.
Representative from Alabama. Born in Monticello, Georgia, Shorter attended the common schools and was graduated in law from Yale College in 1844.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Eufaula, Alabama, in 1844.
He also engaged in agricultural pursuits. Shorter was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859).
He resumed the practice of law in Eufaula, Alabama.
During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate States Army as colonel of the 18th Regiment Alabama Infantry.
He died in Eufaula, Alabama, April 29, 1879.
He was interred in Fairview Cemetery.