Eli C. D. Shortridge
Eli C. D. Shortridge | |
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3rd Governor of North Dakota | |
In office January 3, 1893 – January 10, 1895 | |
Lieutenant | Elmer D. Wallace |
Preceded by | Andrew H. Burke |
Succeeded by | Roger Allin |
Personal details | |
Born | Cabell County, Virginia, US (now Cabell County, West Virginia) | March 29, 1830
Died | February 4, 1908 Devils Lake, North Dakota, US | (aged 77)
Political party | North Dakota Democratic-Independent Party |
Eli C. D. Shortridge (March 29, 1830 – February 4, 1908) was an American politician who was the
Biography
Born Eli Charles Daniel Shortridge, he was the eighth of nine children born to Levi and Elizabeth Love Shortridge. Shortridge was born in Cabell County (in modern-day West Virginia; the county was still a part of Virginia at the time of his birth), and grew up in Monroe County, Missouri.[2] He completed his education at an academy located near Paris, Missouri. He moved to Larimore, Dakota Territory with his family, second wife Anna Burton and twin daughters, in 1882.
Career
Shortridge ran for governor ten years later in 1893 on a fusion ticket composed of Populists, Democrats, and the Farmers' Alliance, who merged into a single Democratic-Independent Party. The new party was very successful, but very short-lived; the party dissolved soon after Shortridge's retirement.
During his administration, Shortridge approved the issuance of $50,000 in bonds to construct the south wing of the
After the death of Anna, Shortridge married a third time to Dorcas Virginia Brady and they had five children.
Death
Shortridge died on February 4, 1908,[3] and is interred at Devil's Lake Cemetery, Devil's Lake, North Dakota.
References
- ^ "ELI C. D. SHORTRIDGE". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ "North Dakota Governor Eli C. D. Shortridge". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ "Eli C. D. Shortridge". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 3, 2012.