# Porter Sheldon

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{{Short description|American politician (1831–1908)}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| name        = Porter Sheldon
| image       = Porter Sheldon.jpg
| state       = [New York](/source/New_York_(state))
| district    = [31st](/source/New_York's_31st_congressional_district)
| term_start  = March 4, 1869
| term_end    = March 3, 1871
| preceded    = [Henry Van Aernam](/source/Henry_Van_Aernam)
| succeeded   = [Walter L. Sessions](/source/Walter_L._Sessions)
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1831|09|29}}
| birth_place = [Victor](/source/Victor%2C_New_York), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), U.S.
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|1908|08|15|1831|09|29|mf=yes}}
| death_place = {{nowrap|[Jamestown](/source/Jamestown%2C_New_York), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), U.S.}}
|resting_place= [Lake View Cemetery](/source/Lake_View_Cemetery_(Jamestown%2C_New_York))<br>Jamestown, New York, U.S.
| spouse      = Mary Crowley Sheldon
| children    = Ralph Crowley Sheldon
| relations   = 
| profession  = Lawyer<br>Politician
| party       = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
| alma_mater  = 
}}
'''Porter Sheldon''' (September 29, 1831 &ndash; August 15, 1908) was an American politician and a [U.S. representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from [New York](/source/New_York_(state)).

==Early life==
Born in [Victor, New York](/source/Victor%2C_New_York), Sheldon completed preparatory studies, studied law, and was [admitted to the bar](/source/Admission_to_the_bar_in_the_United_States) in 1854 at [Batavia, New York](/source/Batavia%2C_New_York).

==Career==
Sheldon commenced practice in [Randolph, New York](/source/Randolph%2C_New_York), then moved to [Rockford, Illinois](/source/Rockford%2C_Illinois), in 1857 and continued the practice of law. He served as member of the Illinois constitutional convention in 1861, then returned to [Jamestown, New York](/source/Jamestown%2C_New_York), in 1865 and continued the practice of law.<ref>{{cite web|title=Porter Sheldon|url=http://mcclurgmuseum.org/blog/2011/04/29/bicentennial-biographies-no-76-80/|publisher=Chautauqua County Historical Society|access-date=7 March 2014}}</ref>

Elected as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) to the [Forty-first](/source/41st_United_States_Congress) Congress, Sheldon was a [United States representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) for the [thirty-first](/source/31st_New_York_Congressional_district) district of New York from March 4, 1869 &ndash; March 3, 1871. An unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1870, he resumed the practice of his profession. He was one of the founders of the American Aristotype Co. which later became part of the [Eastman Kodak Company](/source/Eastman_Kodak_Company) in Rochester.<ref>{{cite web|title=Porter Sheldon|url=http://www.prendergastlibrary.org/?page_id=3990|publisher=James Prendergast Library|access-date=7 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308012152/http://www.prendergastlibrary.org/?page_id=3990|archive-date=8 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Death==
Sheldon died in [Jamestown, New York](/source/Jamestown%2C_New_York), on August 15, 1908 (76 years, 10 months, and 17 days). He is [interred](/source/burial) in [Lake View Cemetery](/source/Lake_View_Cemetery_(Jamestown%2C_New_York)) in Jamestown. His home, the [Partridge-Sheldon House](/source/Partridge-Sheldon_House), was listed on the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) in 2000.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

==Family life==
Sheldon married Mary Crowley and they had a son, Ralph Crowley Sheldon.<ref>{{cite book|title=Princeton Alumni Weekly, Volume 38|year=1937|publisher=princeton alumni weekly, 1937|page=77|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KhNbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA77 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==

{{CongBio|S000323}}
* {{Find a Grave|7741024}}
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{{US House succession box
| state=New York
| district= 31
| before= [Henry Van Aernam](/source/Henry_Van_Aernam)
| after= [Walter L. Sessions](/source/Walter_L._Sessions)
| years= 1869&ndash;1871 }}
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Category:1831 births
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Category:Republican Party United States representatives from New York (state)
Category:People from Victor, New York
Category:19th-century New York (state) politicians
Category:19th-century United States representatives

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