Peter C. Shannon

Peter C. Shannon (1821 in

Andrew Curtin in his successful re-election bid, and in 1864 was part of Lincoln's re-election campaign in Pennsylvania.^[3]

After the Civil War Shannon continued his law practice until he was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the

Nehemiah Ordway.^[4] President Chester A. Arthur appointed him to a commission negotiating land sales with the Sioux, which he served on for a number of years. He signed an 1882 agreement with the Lakota

which was never ratified.

In 1883 Shannon was appointed to investigate charges of drunkenness and improper behavior against Everton Conger, a judge in Montana Territory; although his report was somewhat sympathetic, it led to Attorney-General Benjamin H. Brewster recommending his removal. Conger was ultimately restored to office by President Arthur, but only one day before the expiration of his commission.^[5] Shannon testified before a Congressional committee about his investigation in March 1884.

Shannon moved to California only a year or two before his death, due to ill health, and died after being injured in a carriage accident.

Shannon County, South Dakota was named in his honor until May 1, 2015 when it was renamed Oglala Lakota County.

Publications

In 1883 a series of articles by Shannon in the Dakota Herald was republished as The State of Dakota: How it May Be Formed (Yankton, 1883).^[6]

References

^ The political register and congressional directory: a statistical record of the federal officials, legislative, executive, and judicial, of the United States of America, 1776–1878, Boston, 1878, p. 598.
^ Members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly: Harold Cox, Wilkes University
^ San Diego Union, April 21, 1899, obituary, page 3 (transcribed here)
^ History of Dakota Territory, Volume 2, George Washington Kingsbury, Chicago, 1915, p. 1182.
^ Miscellaneous Documents of the House of Representatives, 48th Congress, Government Printing Office, 1884, p. 776.
^ Open Library edition of The State of Dakota

[1] The political register and congressional directory: a statistical record of the federal officials, legislative, executive, and judicial, of the United States of America, 1776–1878, Boston, 1878, p. 598.

[2] Members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly: Harold Cox, Wilkes University

[3] San Diego Union, April 21, 1899, obituary, page 3 (transcribed here)

[4] History of Dakota Territory, Volume 2, George Washington Kingsbury, Chicago, 1915, p. 1182.

[5] Miscellaneous Documents of the House of Representatives, 48th Congress, Government Printing Office, 1884, p. 776.

[6] Open Library edition of The State of Dakota

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