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John Shackelford (fighter)
John Shackelford may refer to *John Williams Shackelford (1844–1883), U.S. congressman from North Carolina *John Shackelford (baseball) John Gerald "Gable" Shackelford (July 17, 1905 – June 27, 1964), was a Negro league baseball player, manager, executive, and attorney. He lived much of his early life in Prescott, Arkansas, and in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Biography Shackelfor ... (1905–1964), Negro league baseball player See also * Shackelford (other) {{hndis, Shackelford, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Williams Shackelford
John Williams Shackelford (November 16, 1844 – January 18, 1883) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1881 and 1883. Biography Shackelford was born in Richlands, North Carolina, the descendant of an early Virginia family which had settled at Shacklefords, Virginia. He enlisted in the Confederate Army at the age of 17 and rose to the rank of lieutenant during the war. In 1872, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives, where he served for six years, when he was elected to the North Carolina Senate. After a single two-year term in the Senate, he was elected to the 47th United States Congress in 1880. Shackelford died in Washington, D.C., during his first and only term in office, in January 1883. He is buried in his hometown of Richlands. Notes See also *List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) The following is a list of United States senators and representatives who died of natural or accident ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Shackelford (baseball)
John Gerald "Gable" Shackelford (July 17, 1905 – June 27, 1964), was a Negro league baseball player, manager, executive, and attorney. He lived much of his early life in Prescott, Arkansas, and in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Biography Shackelford's birth date is often listed as April 9, 1894. However, this is false. Rather, Shackelford was born in 1905 in Tennessee, the son of John D. Shackelford and Lula May Oliver. He grew up in Prescott, Arkansas, where his father worked as a high school principal and a lawyer. His mother died when he was only four, but his father remarried the next year. Later, when Shackelford was a young adult, he and his family moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas. During the mid-1920s, Shackelford attended Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, serving as president of the Alpha Sigma fraternity. As a student, he advocated for literacy among blacks and participated on the school's baseball and basketball teams. He was particularly good at baseball and was selected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
