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  Shober, Francis E.
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AffiliationConservative   
NameFrancis E. Shober
Address Rowan County
Salisbury, North Carolina , United States
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Born March 12, 1831
DiedMay 29, 1896 (65 years)
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Last ModifedChronicler
May 13, 2020 02:14pm
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InfoSHOBER, Francis Edwin, (father of Francis Emanuel Shober), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Salem (now Winston-Salem), N.C., March 12, 1831; attended the common schools and the Moravian School, Bethlehem, Pa.; was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1851; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1853 and commenced practice in Salisbury, N.C., in 1854; member of the State house of commons in 1862 and 1864; served in the State senate in 1865.

U.S. Representative (C-NC) 1869-73.

Delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1875; county judge of Rowan County in 1877 and 1878; appointed Chief Clerk of the United States Senate in the Forty-fifth Congress; upon the death of Secretary John C. Burch in the Forty-seventh Congress was appointed Acting Secretary of the Senate and served from October 24, 1881, to March 3, 1883; delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1880 and 1884; again a member of the State senate in 1887; resumed the practice of his profession; died in Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C., May 29, 1896; interment in Oakdale Cemetery.

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Son Francis Emanuel Shober 1860-1919

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  08/04/1870 NC - District 06 Won 59.98% (+19.95%)
  11/03/1868 NC - District 06 Won 52.34% (+4.67%)
  03/06/1866 NC State Senate Speaker - Special Election Lost 27.69% (-7.69%)
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