Eli Sims Shorter (March 15, 1823 – April 29, 1879) was a

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from

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. Born in

Monticello, Georgia Monticello is the largest city in and the county seat of Jasper County, Georgia, United States. The city includes historic buildings such as the Jasper County Courthouse, Monticello High School, and the Monticello Historic District. The popu ...

, Shorter attended the common schools and was graduated in law from

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in 1844. He was

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and commenced practice in

Eufaula, Alabama Eufaula is the largest city in Barbour County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census the city's population was 13,137. History The site along the Chattahoochee River that is now modern-day Eufaula was occupied by three Muscogee Cre ...

, in 1844. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits. Shorter was elected as a

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to the Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859). He resumed the practice of law in

. During the

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, he served in the

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of the 18th Regiment Alabama Infantry. He died in Eufaula, Alabama, April 29, 1879. He was interred in Fairview Cemetery.

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* 1823 births 1879 deaths People from Monticello, Georgia Alabama lawyers Yale College alumni Confederate States Army officers People of Alabama in the American Civil War People from Eufaula, Alabama Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama 19th-century American lawyers 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives {{AmericanCivilWar-bio-stub