Jairus C. Sheldon
American politician
Jairus Corden Sheldon (November 2, 1827 – September 18, 1905) was an American politician who served in the Illinois General Assembly.
Biography
Jairus Corden Sheldon was born in Clarence, New York on November 2, 1827, to Corydon and Eunice (Brown) Sheldon. His family moved to Clarksfield, Ohio when he was a child. He worked in the shipbuilding trade in Huron, Ohio, then attended Baldwin University in Berea. He taught in Perrysville, Indiana, and then relocated to Champaign County, Illinois in 1853.
Sheldon briefly farmed, and then joined in the Illinois Central Railroad as an engineer and surveyor. In 1855, he joined the law office of Col. W. N. Coler in Urbana. He founded a partnership with Frank G. Jacques in 1861 and practiced until 1866, when he decided to focus on real estate investment. Sheldon eventually purchased over 1,000 acres (400 ha) in the county.
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