SHELDON
SHELDON
was married. Sept. 16, IST.j. to M. Louise, daugh-
ter of TlieoJore S. ami Mary J. (Owen) McLel-
laii of Bruus\vi<-k. Maine. He was ordained to
the Metliodist Episcopal ministry: was profe.ssor
of historical theology in Boston university. 1875-
95, and in \Sd'> accepted the chair of systematic
theoloj?y there. In 1887 he received the degree
of D.l). from Lawrence university. He is the
autlior of: A Hhtonj of Chriatian Doctrine (2
vols.. MSii). and a Ilistori/ of the Christian Cliurch
(-) vols.. is<)4».
SHELDO.N, James, jurist, was born in Buffalo, N.Y.. Sept. 6. 1817; sou of James and Sylvia (Alexander) Sheldon, and grandson of the Rev. Caleb Alexander (Yale, 1777). He was educated at Drew's school. Buffalo; Fredonia academy, and Hol)art college in the class of 1841, but did not graduate. He was admitted to the bar in 1843, and practised law in Buffalo. He was married, April 4, 1854, to Sarah Elizabetli, daughter of Daniel and Grace Billings (Palmer) Carew of Stonington, Conn., and they had nine children, his eldest son, James Sheldon, Jr., becoming a lawyer in New York city. He was supervisor of the eleventh ward of Buffalo, N.Y"., 1845-47; city attorney of Buffalo, 1847-50; county judge, 1846-61: U.S. commissioner. 1861-87; judge of the superior court of New York, 1871-85, and cliief justice. 1878-85. He was a founder and president of the Buffalo Historical society and a founder and liberal patron of the Buffalo public library. It was due to his enei'gy and persistence that Ni- agara Falls was made a .state reservation, and on the occasion of its opening to tiie i)ublic he made the presentation speech. On the death of Asso- ciate Justice Nathan Cifford of tiie U.S. supreme court President Garfield selected Judge Sheldon to fill the vacancy, but the President died before he could present the name to the senate. He is the author of: Sheldon's Rejiorts (1880) . He died in Buffalo. N.Y.. May 1. 1887.
SHELDON, Lionel Allen, soldier, was born at Worcester. Otsego county. N.Y., Aug. 30, 1831; son of Allen and Anna Maria (Des Les Dernier) Sheldon; grandson of William and Abagail(Udal) Sheldon, and of Moses Frederic and Mercy (Free- man) Des Les Dernier, and great-grand.son of Benjamin and Hannah (Allen) Sheldon, and of
Dr. Louis and (Bohun) Des Les Dernier,
and a descendant of William Sheldon who emi- grated from Yorkshire, England, and settled in Billerica. Mass., in 1646. Dr. Louis, emigrated from Paris, France, to Halifax, N.S., in 1770, and during the American Revolution, endeavored to have Nova Scotia join the colonies, and he was driven from the country and his immense prop- erty confi.scated. His son Moses Frederic Des Les Dernier, participated in Arnold's raid on Quebec; was wounded in a skirmish, and dis-
charged from the service. Allen Sheldon re-
moved to Ohio with his faniily in 1835. Lionel
attended Oberlin college, read law at Elyria, and
attended the Fowler Law college at Poughkeepsie,
N.Y. In 1853 he began practice at Elyria; was
probate judge, 1850-58. and was a delegate to the
Republican national convention in Philadelphia
in 1856. He became brigadier-general of the
Ohio state militia in 1858, and on Aug. 20, 1861,
was commissioned captain, 2d Ohio cavalry. He
was i)romoted major, 3d battalion, Sept. 1, 1801,
and on Sept. 7, was commissioned lieutenant-
colonel, 42d Ohio infantrj', James A. Garfield,
colonel. On Dec. 17, 1861, Sheldon, after com-
manding the regiment at Middle Creek, Ky., Jan.
10. 1862, was ordered to Louisville. Ky., and pro-
moted colonel. His regiment was attaciied to
the 7th division under Gen. George W. ^lorgan,
and fought at Cumberland Gap, June 17-18, 1862,
forcing the Confederates to evacuate the Gap.
On September 14, he covered the retreat of Mor-
gan's army, which after reaching the Ohio river,
was .sent to West Virginia, and then in Novem-
ber, 1862, to Memphis. Tenn.. where Colonel
Slieldon was given command of the 1st brigade,
9th division (Morgan) 13tli corps. He opened the
battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, Dec. 28, 1802, and
continued in the front line until Jan. 1, 1863, his
brigade being the last to leave the field after
the reorganization, Sheldon commanded the 1st
brigade, 2d division (Peter J. Osterhaus), 13th
corps under George W. Morgan. On Jan, 11,
1863, Sheldon's brigade began the attack on Ar-
kansas Post and the charge carried the fort. At
Young's Point, Slieldon commanded the second
brigade, 9th division, under McClernand. At the
beginning of the Vicksburg campaign, his brigade
was the first to cross the Mississippi river, and
led the advance at the battle of Port Gibson,
May 1, 1803, where he was wounded. He also
participated in the battles of Cliamiiion Hills, and
Big Black River, and in the siege of Vicksburg,
May-July. 1863. After the surrender of Vicks-
burg, the 13th corps was sent to the Department
of the Gulf, held Walker in check for six weeks
at Plaqueminoda; retired to Shreveport; was
sent to Baton Rouge and placed in command of
the district. He joined General Canby at the
mouth of the Red River, May 16, 1864, and upon
the return of Banks led an expeditionary force
into Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi, was
brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers, and
mustered out of the service, Nov. 1, 1864. He
began the practice of law in New Orleans, La., in
March, 1865, and was a Republican representative,
from the 2d Loui.siana district, in the 41st, 42d, 43d
congresses. 1869-75, serving on the committees
on commerce and ways and means. He was
appointed attorney, before the court of Alabama
