John G. Shields (22 May 1811 – 25 June 1856) was an American politician. Born in Grayson County, Kentucky, on 22 May 1811, Shields moved to land in the Black Hawk Purchase shortly after the treaty was signed. From 1835, he ran a store in the lead mines at what became Dubuque, Iowa, and sold goods throughout the lumber-producing regions of Wisconsin and Minnesota. Politically, Shields was affiliated with the Democratic Party. He served several terms as alderman in Dubuque and was elected later mayor of the city. Shields was elected to the Iowa Senate for the first time in District 15. He won reelection in the multi-member District 24, serving alongside Warner Lewis, Maturin L. Fisher, and William W. Hamilton. Shields died on 25 June 1856, while visiting

St. Anthony, Minnesota St. Anthony, also known as Saint Anthony Village, is a city in Hennepin and Ramsey counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. At the 2010 census the population was 8,226, of whom 5,156 lived in the larger Hennepin County part of the city and 3,0 ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shields, John G. Democratic Party Iowa state senators Mayors of places in Iowa Iowa city council members 1811 births 1856 deaths 19th-century American legislators People from Grayson County, Kentucky Mayors of Dubuque, Iowa