George A. Shuford
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George Adams Shuford was a U.S. Representative
from North Carolina
.
Born in Asheville, North Carolina
, Shuford attended the public schools and the University of North Carolina
1913-1915.
He graduated from the University of Georgia
at Athens in 1917. He was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1917. During the First World War entered the first officers' training camp at Fort McPherson
, Georgia, in May 1917. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in August 1917 and assigned to the 119th Infantry Regiment
of the 30th Infantry Division. He became a first lieutenant in January 1918 and served in the United States and France
. He was discharged at Camp Jackson, South Carolina, April 28, 1919. He was admitted to the North Carolina bar in August 1920 and commenced practice in Asheville, North Carolina
. He served as chairman of Buncombe County
board of elections from 1940 to 1942. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives
from 1945 to 1947. He served as a state superior court judge from 1947 to 1949.
Shuford was elected as a Democrat
to the Eighty-third
, Eighty-fourth
, and Eighty-fifth
Congresses (January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959). He was renominated for the Eighty-sixth
Congress but later withdrew because of ill health, and resumed the practice of law.
He resided in Asheville, North Carolina
, until his death there on December 8, 1962. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
.
Born in Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active...
, Shuford attended the public schools and the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
1913-1915.
He graduated from the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
at Athens in 1917. He was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1917. During the First World War entered the first officers' training camp at Fort McPherson
Fort McPherson
Fort McPherson was a U.S. Army military base located in East Point, Georgia, on the southwest edge of the City of Atlanta, Ga. It was the headquarters for the U.S. Army Installation Management Command, Southeast Region; the U.S. Army Forces Command; the U.S. Army Reserve Command; the U.S...
, Georgia, in May 1917. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in August 1917 and assigned to the 119th Infantry Regiment
119th Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 119th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army.The unit was an organic element of the 30th ID Old Hickory of the United States Army.-Distinctive Unit Insignia:...
of the 30th Infantry Division. He became a first lieutenant in January 1918 and served in the United States and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He was discharged at Camp Jackson, South Carolina, April 28, 1919. He was admitted to the North Carolina bar in August 1920 and commenced practice in Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active...
. He served as chairman of Buncombe County
Buncombe County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 206,330 people, 85,776 households, and 55,668 families residing in the county. The population density was 314 people per square mile . There were 93,973 housing units at an average density of 143 per square mile...
board of elections from 1940 to 1942. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives
North Carolina House of Representatives
The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the state senate....
from 1945 to 1947. He served as a state superior court judge from 1947 to 1949.
Shuford was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Eighty-third
83rd United States Congress
The Eighty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1953 to January 3, 1955, during the first two years...
, Eighty-fourth
84th United States Congress
The Eighty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1955 to January 3, 1957, during the third and...
, and Eighty-fifth
85th United States Congress
The Eighty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1957 to January 3, 1959, during the fifth and sixth...
Congresses (January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959). He was renominated for the Eighty-sixth
86th United States Congress
The Eighty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1961, during the last two years...
Congress but later withdrew because of ill health, and resumed the practice of law.
He resided in Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active...
, until his death there on December 8, 1962. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery.