| 词条 | George P. Shelton |
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|honorific_prefix = General |name = George P. Shelton |honorific_suffix = |native_name = |native_name_lang = |image = Major_General_George Shelton.jpg |image_size = |alt = |caption = George P. Shelton |birth_date = {{birth date|1820|09|07}} |death_date = {{Death date and age|1902|10|16|1820|09|07}} |birth_place = Southbury, CT |death_place = Seymour, CT |placeofburial = Trinity Cemetery |placeofburial_label = |placeofburial_coordinates = |nickname = |birth_name = |allegiance = {{flagicon|United States}} United States |branch = {{Army|United States}} |serviceyears = |rank = Major General |party= |alma_mater= |servicenumber = |unit = |commands = Connecticut State Militia |battles = |battles_label = |awards = |spouse = Mary Lambert Webster |relations = George Henry Shelton (son) |laterwork = |signature = |website = {{url|www.ct.gov/mil}} }}George Pierce Shelton, born in Southbury, Connecticut on September 7, 1820 , was the Adjutant General for the State of Connecticut from 1848 to 1851. In addition to serving as the Adjutant General, he served in the Connecticut State Legislature and as the Town Clerk for the city of Seymour, Connecticut [1] CareerGeorge P. Shelton was elected as Major General of the Connecticut 3rd Division of Militia in 1845.[2] George P. Shelton was appointed to the position of Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut in 1848 at the age of 28 under Governor Clark Bissell. He served in this position until 1851.[1] In 1852, he and several others were incorporated as the Seymour Savings Bank, in which he was the director. In 1855, George was appointed as President of the Eagle Manufacturing Company, a company that was organized on June 27, 1850 with a stock value of $50,000.00 for the manufacture of silk good, wool and cotton.[3]{{pageneeded|date=October 2016}} Personal lifeGeorge married Mary Lambert Webster (1840-1915) in 1862 and had two children by her; Isabel Shelton born in Seymour who married Albert James Middlebrook and George Henry Shelton (1871-1920), who would also attain the military rank of Brigadier general. Death and legacyGeorge Pierce Shelton died on October 16, 1902 and is buried at the Trinity Cemetery in Seymour.[4] References1. ^1 Hickok, Charles Nelson, The Hickok Genealogy : Descendants of William Hickoks of Farmington, Connecticut: with ancestry of Charles Nelson Hickok. Rutland, VT: Tuttle Pub. Co., 1938 {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before= James T. Pratt}}{{s-ttl|title=Connecticut Adjutant General|years=1848-1851}}{{s-aft|after= Elihu W.N. Starr}}{{s-end}}{{Connecticut Adjutant Generals}}{{Portal |Connecticut|Military of the United States|Biography|United States Army}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Shelton, George P.}}2. ^{{cite book|title=Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Connecticut|date=1845|publisher=Printed by J.L. Boswell|page=54|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PUFIAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA54|accessdate=21 October 2016|oclc=3664023}} 3. ^Orcutt, Samuel & Ambrose Beardsley, The History of The Old Town of Derby. Springfield, MA: Press of Springfield Printing Company, 1880. {{OCLC|1495646}} 4. ^{{Cite web |url= https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113620072 |title=Find a Grave Memorial |accessdate=12 March 2014}} 5 : Connecticut Adjutant Generals|1820 births|1902 deaths|Military personnel from Connecticut|People from Southbury, Connecticut |
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