Benjamin Glover Shields
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Benjamin Glover Shields (Born in 1808 in Abbeville, South Carolina - Died 1850) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama.
He moved with his father to Clarke County, Alabama and later resided at Demopolis, Alabama in Marengo County. He completed preparatory studies and was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives in 1834.
Between March 4, 1841 and March 3, 1843, he served as a Democrat in the Twenty-seventh Congress. In 1845, he was commissioned by President James K. Polk as United States Chargé d’Affaires to Venezuela. He remained in this position until January 7, 1850. He moved to Texas and engaged in planting until his death.
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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