John Sheldon (Wisconsin politician)

{{Short description|American farmer and businessman, member of the Wisconsin Assembly.}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|honorific-prefix =

| name = John P. Sheldon

| image name = John P. Sheldon.png

| caption =

|state = Wisconsin

|state_assembly = Wisconsin

|district = Lafayette

| term_start = January 1, 1919

| term_end = January 1, 1921

| predecessor = Julius M. Engebretson

| successor = James U. Goodman

|birth_name = John Pitts Sheldon

| birth_date = {{birth date|1865|6|13}}

| birth_place = Willow Springs, Wisconsin

| death_date = {{death date and age|1933|7|25|1865|6|13}}

| death_place = Darlington, Wisconsin

|restingplace = Union Grove Cemetery
Darlington, Wisconsin

| party = Republican

| spouse = {{unbulleted list

| Irene Walker

| (died 1943)

}}

| children =

| father = Thomas Hanford Sheldon

| mother = Mary Hannah (Pilling) Sheldon

| relatives =

| religion =

| alma_mater =

}}

John Pitts Sheldon (June 13, 1865{{spaced ndash}}July 25, 1933) was an American politician, farmer, and farm implement dealer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, serving one term and representing Lafayette County, Wisconsin.

Biography

Born on his family farm in the town of Willow Springs, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, Sheldon was a farmer and farm implement dealer. In 1913, he moved to Darlington, Wisconsin. Sheldon served on the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors, the Darlington Common Council, and the school board. In 1919, Sheldon served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Republican. Sheldon died at his home in Darlington, Wisconsin, and was in ill health.{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1919| title= The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1919 |year= 1919 |location=Madison, Wisconsin |publisher= State of Wisconsin| editor-last=Hunter|editor-first=Paul F.|chapter= Biographical sketches| page=488|accessdate= December 28, 2019}}'John P. Sheldon, Once Lawmaker, Darlington, Dies,' Wisconsin State Journal, July 26, 1933, pg. 2