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JOHN SHANE was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, on the 26th of May, 1822, and
was educated at Jefferson College. He studied law with Edwin M. Stanton,
Lincoln's great Secretary of War and was admitted to the bar in 1848, beginning
practice at Steubenville. In 1855, he removed to Iowa, locating at Vinton where
he engaged in the practice of law. He was a delegate to the State Convention
which organized the Republican party at Iowa City in 1856. He entered the
military service as captain of Company G, Thirteenth Infantry in 1861, in
October was promoted to major and was in the Battle of Shiloh. Soon after he became
lieutenant-colonel and in March, 1863, was promoted to colonel of the
regiment. He served in this position with distinction until November, 1864, when the
term of enlistment expired. In 1871 Colonel Shane was elected on the
Republican ticket to the State Senate, serving four years. In 1876 he was appointed
judge of the Eighth Judicial District and was elected in 1878 for a full term
but was stricken with paralysis before the expiration and resigned. He died
on the 18th of September, 1899.
Debbie Clough Gerischer
Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County
IAGENWEB: Special History Project:
http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm
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