George Pierce Shelton was the Adjutant General for the State of Connecticut from 1848 to 1851.
In addition , he served in the Connecticut State Legislature and as the Town Clerk for the city of Seymour, Connecticut
George P. Shelton was elected as Major General of the Connecticut 3rd Division of Militia in 1845.
George P. Shelton was appointed to the position of Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut in 1848 at the age of 28 under Governor Clark Bissell. He served in this position until 1851.
In 1852, he and several others were incorporated as the Seymour Savings Bank, in which he was the director. In 1855, George was appointed as President of the Eagle Manufacturing Company, a company that was organized on June 27, 1850 with a stock value of $50,000.00 for the manufacture of silk good, wool and cotton.
George married Mary Lambert Webster in 1862 and had two children by her;
Isabel Shelton born in Seymour who married Albert James Middlebrook and
His son, George Henry Shelton (1871-1920), who would also attain the military rank of Brigadier general. (Bio info per #47178122)
In addition , he served in the Connecticut State Legislature and as the Town Clerk for the city of Seymour, Connecticut
George P. Shelton was elected as Major General of the Connecticut 3rd Division of Militia in 1845.
George P. Shelton was appointed to the position of Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut in 1848 at the age of 28 under Governor Clark Bissell. He served in this position until 1851.
In 1852, he and several others were incorporated as the Seymour Savings Bank, in which he was the director. In 1855, George was appointed as President of the Eagle Manufacturing Company, a company that was organized on June 27, 1850 with a stock value of $50,000.00 for the manufacture of silk good, wool and cotton.
George married Mary Lambert Webster in 1862 and had two children by her;
Isabel Shelton born in Seymour who married Albert James Middlebrook and
His son, George Henry Shelton (1871-1920), who would also attain the military rank of Brigadier general. (Bio info per #47178122)
George Pierce Shelton was the Adjutant General for the State of Connecticut from 1848 to 1851.
In addition , he served in the Connecticut State Legislature and as the Town Clerk for the city of Seymour, Connecticut
George P. Shelton was elected as Major General of the Connecticut 3rd Division of Militia in 1845.
George P. Shelton was appointed to the position of Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut in 1848 at the age of 28 under Governor Clark Bissell. He served in this position until 1851.
In 1852, he and several others were incorporated as the Seymour Savings Bank, in which he was the director. In 1855, George was appointed as President of the Eagle Manufacturing Company, a company that was organized on June 27, 1850 with a stock value of $50,000.00 for the manufacture of silk good, wool and cotton.
George married Mary Lambert Webster in 1862 and had two children by her;
Isabel Shelton born in Seymour who married Albert James Middlebrook and
His son, George Henry Shelton (1871-1920), who would also attain the military rank of Brigadier general. (Bio info per #47178122)
In addition , he served in the Connecticut State Legislature and as the Town Clerk for the city of Seymour, Connecticut
George P. Shelton was elected as Major General of the Connecticut 3rd Division of Militia in 1845.
George P. Shelton was appointed to the position of Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut in 1848 at the age of 28 under Governor Clark Bissell. He served in this position until 1851.
In 1852, he and several others were incorporated as the Seymour Savings Bank, in which he was the director. In 1855, George was appointed as President of the Eagle Manufacturing Company, a company that was organized on June 27, 1850 with a stock value of $50,000.00 for the manufacture of silk good, wool and cotton.
George married Mary Lambert Webster in 1862 and had two children by her;
Isabel Shelton born in Seymour who married Albert James Middlebrook and
His son, George Henry Shelton (1871-1920), who would also attain the military rank of Brigadier general. (Bio info per #47178122)
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