George C. Shell
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George C. Shell | |
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| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 15th district | |
| In office January 14, 1895 – April 10, 1895[1] | |
| Preceded by | George W. Bell |
| In office January 11, 1897 – March 10, 1897[1] | |
| Succeeded by | Richard Aylett Buckner |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Arkansas |
George C. Shell was a lawyer and politician in Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas State Senate. He was a Democrat and represented Desha and Chicot counties. His post office was in Lake Village.[2]
He graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1882.[3] He edited the Chicot Press newspaper.[4][5]
He was recommended by the district bar, August 1893, to replace judge Carrol D. Wood as judge for the tenth judicial district while elections for a successor were completed.[6][7]
He was elected to the Arkansas State Senate in 1895[8] replacing George W. Bell. He served in the 30th and 31st general assemblies, the first in 1895 and the second in 1897.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Martin, Mark (2018). Historical Report of the Secretary of State (PDF). ISBN 978-0-692-03553-5. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
- ^ State, Arkansas Office of the Secretary of (January 12, 1896). "Report" – via Google Books.
- ^ "Catalogue of the University of Arkansas". 1894.
- ^ Allsopp, Fred William (1922). "History of the Arkansas Press for a Hundred Years and More".
- ^ Co, Goodspeed Publishing. Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas: Comprising a Condensed History of the State, a Number of Biographies of Its Distinguished Citizens, a Brief Descriptive History of Each of the Counties Mentioned, and Numerous Biographical Sketches of the Citizens of Such County. Southern Historical Press. ISBN 9780893080839.
- ^ "Resigned from the Bench". The Southern Standard. August 11, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
- ^ Supreme Court, Arkansas (1894). "Arkansas Reports: Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Arkansas, at the".
- ^ "Personal points". Daily Arkansas Gazette. January 6, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved February 16, 2025.