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 SHAFROTH

SHALER

second woman in tlie United States to receive the latter degree from an American college. As a memorial, the alumns presented to Wellesley college, Dec. 6, 1902, a portrait of Miss Shafer

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painted by Kenyon Cox of New York city, and placed in the dining hall of the main building of the college, and established the Shafer Memorial Fund of $'2000, the income of which is to be ex- pended for the department of mathematics. She died at Wellesley college, Mass., Jan. 20, 1894.

SHAFROTH, John Franklin, representative, was born in Fayette, Mo., June 9, 1854 ; son of John and Anna Shafroth. He was graduated B.S. from the University of Michigan in 1875 ; was admitted to the Missouri bar in August, 1876, and practised law in Fayette, Mo., until October, 1879, and thereafter in Denver, Col. He married Virginia, daughter of John L. and Eliza Morrison in Fayette, Mo., Oct. 26, 1881. He served as city attorney of Denver, 1887-91, and was a Democratic representative from the first district of Colorado in the 54th. 55th, 56tli, 57th and 58th congresses, 1895-1905. his popularity being evidenced by his re-election to the 55th congress in 1896 by 58,571 majority.

SHAFTER, William Ruf us, soldier, was oorn in Galesburg, Mich., Oct, 16, 1835 ; son of Hugh Moris and Eliza (Summer) Shafter ; grandson of William R. and May (Lovell) Shafter, and of Mathias and Sarah (Berrj-) Summer. He attend- ed the public schools of the neighborhood while a boy, working on his father's farm until 1860, and there taught school winters until 1861. In 1861 he entered the Prairie seminary, and on June 28, 1861, he was commissioned 1st lieutenant, 7tli Mi- chigan volunteers, enlisted for three years' service. He took part in the battle of Ball's Blutf, Oct. 22, 1861, and in the Peninsular campaign of 1862. He was honorably discharged, Aug. 22, 1862, and accepted the commission of major, 19th Michigan infantry. He was married, Sept. 11, 1862, to Har- riet, davighter of Paul and Anna (Simons) Grimes of Athens, Mich., who died Jan. 14, 1898. He was mustered as major of the 19th Michigan vol- unteers, Sept. 5, 1862. His service lay in Ken- tucky and Tennessee, and in March, 1863, he was taken prisoner of war at Thompson's Station, Tenn., and was exchanged in the following May.

He was promoted lieutenant-colonel of his regi- ment, June 5, 1863 ; was honorably discharged, April 18, 1864, and the following day was com- missioned colonel, 17th U.S. colored infantry. He was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers, March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious ser- vice during the war, and Nov. 2, 1866, he was mustered out of the volunteer service. He en- tered the regular army as lieutenant-colonel, 41st U.S. infantry, Jan. 26, 1867, and on March 2, 1867, was brevetted colonel and presented with a con- gressional medal of honor "for gallant conduct in the battle of Fair Oaks, Va." He was assigned to the 24th U.S. infantry. April 14, 1869, and on March 4, 1879, was promote'l colonel and assigned to the 1st U.S. infantr\'. He was promoted brig- adier-general, Jlay 1, 1874, and was assigned to the Department of Columbia, but was soon trans- ferred to that of California. Upon the outbreak of hostilities with Spain, he was commissioned major-general of volunteers. May 4, 1898, and on accepting the same. May 9, 1898, was given com- mand of the expedition sent to Cuba, June 14, the largest expedition that ever left the United States. He arrived at Daiquiri, June 21, cap- tured Siboney, June 23, Guasimas on the 24th, El Caney and San Juan Hill, July 1, and on July 14, all the troops under General Zoral (the 4th corps of the Spanish army) in the eastern por- tion of Cuba surrendered (a total of about 24,000 men), and General Shafter remained in posses- sion until peace was declared. In October, 1898. he was assigned to the command of the Department of the East, but was soon transferred to the Depart- ment of California and the Columbia, He was retired as brigadier-general, U.S,A,, by operation of law, Oct, 16, 1899, but remained in command of the Department of California and the Colum- bia, under his volunteer commission until June 30, 1901, when he was retired with the rank of major-general by act of congress, Feb, 2, 1901,

SHALER, Alexander, soldier, was born at Haddam, Conn., March 19, 1827 ; son of Ira and Jei'usha (Arnold) Shaler ; grandson of James and Olive (Tyler) Shaler and of David and Jerusha (Thomas) Ai'nold, and a descendant, in the sev- enth generation, of Thomas Shaylor. who emi- grated from Stratford-on-Avon, England, to Bos- ton, and with twenty-seven others went from Hartford, Conn., in 1662, and organized the town of Haddam, Conn. He was educated in the acad- emy in his native town, and engaged in business in New York city. He was married, March 31, 1847, to Mary, daughter of James and Agnes (White) McMurray of New York city. In 1845 he enlisted in the 8th regiment, New York militia, " Washington Grays " ; became captain in the 7th regiment, New York militia, March 18, 1850 , was colonel of the 1st regiment, Hudson brigade