# Titus Sheard

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{{short description|American politician (1841–1904)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
 | name               = Titus Sheard
 | image              = Titus Sheard (1884) (cropped).png
 | alt                = 
 | caption            = Sketch of Sheard in an 1884 newspaper
 | state_senate       = New York
 | district           = 23rd
 | term_start         = 1890
 | term_end           = 1891
 | predecessor        = [Frank B. Arnold](/source/Frank_B._Arnold)
 | successor          = [John E. Smith](/source/John_E._Smith_(New_York))
 | birth_name         = 
 | birth_date         = {{birth date|1841|10|4}}
 | birth_place        = [Batley](/source/Batley), [West Riding of Yorkshire](/source/West_Riding_of_Yorkshire), [England](/source/England)
 | death_date         = {{death date and age|1904|4|13|1841|10|4}}
 | death_place        = [Little Falls, New York](/source/Little_Falls%2C_New_York), U.S.
 | resting_place      = 
 | party              = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
 | spouse             = {{marriage|Helen M. Waite|1863}}
 | children           = 2
 | education          = 
 | alma_mater         = 
 | occupation         = {{hlist|Businessman|politician}}
 | signature          = 
}}
'''Titus Sheard''' (October 4, 1841 – April 13, 1904) was an American businessman and politician. He served as a member of the [New York State Assembly](/source/New_York_State_Assembly) from 1878 to 1879, and in 1884. He also served as a member of the [New York State Senate](/source/New_York_State_Senate) from 1890 to 1891.

==Early life==
Titus Sheard was born on October 4, 1841, in [Batley](/source/Batley), [West Riding of Yorkshire](/source/West_Riding_of_Yorkshire), [England](/source/England).<ref name="nystate">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_tH0_AAAAYAAJ/page/n29/mode/2up |title=New York State Men: Biographic Studies and Character Portraits |last=Hills |first=Frederick S. |publisher=The Argue Company |year=1910 |page=30 |via=[Archive.org](/source/Archive.org) |access-date=2024-08-19}}{{Open access}}</ref> After his parents died, he came to the [United States](/source/United_States) in 1856, and settled first in [Mottville, New York](/source/Mottville%2C_New_York), later in Little Falls.<ref name="nystate"/><ref name="obit">{{Cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/04/14/100468288.pdf |title=Titus Sheard Dies Suddenly |date=1904-04-14 |newspaper=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |access-date=2024-08-19}}</ref>

==Career==
In Little Falls, Sheard began working at a wool factory, and in 1864 became sole owner of the Eagle Knitting Mill, and in 1876 he organized the Little Falls Knitting Mill Company and he was elected president.<ref name="nystate"/>

He was a member of the [New York State Assembly](/source/New_York_State_Assembly), representing [Herkimer County](/source/Herkimer_County%2C_New_York), in [1878](/source/101st_New_York_State_Legislature), [1879](/source/102nd_New_York_State_Legislature) and [1884](/source/107th_New_York_State_Legislature), and was elected [Speaker](/source/Speaker_of_the_New_York_State_Assembly) in 1884 after defeating [Theodore Roosevelt](/source/Theodore_Roosevelt) in the Republican assemblymen's caucus. He was a delegate to the [1884 Republican National Convention](/source/1884_Republican_National_Convention).<ref name="nystate"/><ref name="obit"/>

He was a member of the [New York State Senate](/source/New_York_State_Senate) (23rd D.) in [1890](/source/113th_New_York_State_Legislature) and [1891](/source/114th_New_York_State_Legislature).<ref name="nystate"/> He lost in his quest for renomination in the Republican State Convention at [Utica, New York](/source/Utica%2C_New_York) in October 1891 as the candidate of the [Miller](/source/Warner_Miller) faction, when his adversary [John E. Smith](/source/John_E._Smith_(New_York)), the candidate of the [Platt](/source/Thomas_C._Platt) faction, was nominated on the 937th ballot.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1891/10/10/103340991.pdf |title=Platt Carries His Point |date=1891-10-10 |newspaper=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |access-date=2024-08-19}}</ref>

Sheard served as president of the Utica Herald Company for one term.<ref name="nystate"/>

==Personal life==
On July 22, 1863, Sheard married Helen M. Waite, daughter of Emily C. (née Tucker) and Lorenzo D. Waite, of Little Falls. They had two daughters, Edith Isabel and Martha Talbot.<ref name="nystate"/><ref name="obit"/> He was a member of Little Falls Methodist Church and was superintendent of its sunday school for 25 years.<ref name="nystate"/> He traveled extensively, including to Asia and Africa.<ref name="obit"/>

Sheard died on April 13, 1904, at his home in Little Falls.<ref name="nystate"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times-titus-sheard-dies-sud/153581221/ |title=Titus Sheard Dies Suddenly |date=1904-04-14 |newspaper=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |page=9 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) |access-date=2024-08-19}}{{Open access}}</ref>

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| title = [New York State Assembly](/source/New_York_State_Assembly) <br>Herkimer County
| years = 1878–1879
| before = Myron A. McKee
| after = William D. Gorsline
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| title = [New York State Assembly](/source/New_York_State_Assembly) <br>Herkimer County
| years = 1884
| before = George W. Smith
| after = John M. Budlong
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{{succession box | before = [Alfred C. Chapin](/source/Alfred_C._Chapin) | title = [Speaker of the New York State Assembly](/source/Speaker_of_the_New_York_State_Assembly) | years = 1884 | after = [George Z. Erwin](/source/George_Z._Erwin)}}
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{{succession box | before = [Frank B. Arnold](/source/Frank_B._Arnold) | title = [New York State Senate](/source/New_York_State_Senate) <br>23rd District | years = 1890–1891 | after = [John E. Smith](/source/John_E._Smith_(New_York))}}
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Category:Republican Party New York (state) state senators
Category:British emigrants to the United States
Category:19th-century American businesspeople
Category:19th-century members of the New York State Legislature

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