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George Shoup
United States Senator
fromIdaho
In office
December 18, 1890 – March 3, 1901
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byFred Dubois
1stGovernor of Idaho
In office
July 3, 1890[1]– December 18, 1890
LieutenantN. B. Willey
Preceded byhimself
(Governor of Idaho Territory)
Succeeded byN. B. Willey
12th Governor ofIdaho Territory
In office
April 30, 1889 – July 3, 1890
PresidentBenjamin Harrison
Preceded byEdward A. Stevenson
Succeeded byHimself
(as Governor of Idaho)
Personal details
Born(1836-06-15)June 15, 1836[1]
Kittanning, Pennsylvania,U.S.
DiedDecember 21, 1904(1904-12-21)(aged 68)[1]
Boise, Idaho,U.S.
Resting placePioneer Cemetery, Boise[2]
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Magdalena "Lena" Darnutzer Shoup (1844–1927)
(m. 1868–1904, his death)
Children6
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnion
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Years of service1861–1864[3]
RankColonel
Unit3rd Colorado Cavalry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
Indian Wars

George Laird Shoup(June 15, 1836 – December 21, 1904) was an American politician who served as thefirst governorofIdaho,in addition to its lastterritorialgovernor. He served several months after statehood in 1890 and then became one of the state's firstUnited States Senators.[4][3][5]

Early life

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Born inKittanning, Pennsylvania,northeast ofPittsburgh,Shoup was educated in the public school system.[4]He moved toGalesburg, Illinois,in 1852 and farmed. He married Magdelena "Lena" Darnutzer ofIowaon June 15, 1868, and they had three sons and three daughters, Lena, Laura and Margaret.[4][3]

Career

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After being devastated financially in thePanic of 1857,Shoup moved toColorado Territoryin 1859 to engage in mining and merchandising nearPikes Peakand later inDenver.[6]

During theCivil War,he enlisted with the independent scouts working inNew Mexico Territory,Colorado Territory, andTexas.Shoup wascommissionedas asecond lieutenantwhen the3rd Colorado Cavalry Regimentwas formed in 1861 and was mustered out as acolonelin December 1864.[3]He took part in theBattle of Apache Canyonin New Mexico Territory during the Civil War and theSand Creek massacreduring theColorado War.[7]

After the war, Shoup moved toVirginia City,Montana Territory,and then settled across thecontinental divideinSalmon,[8]a city inIdaho Territorythat he helped found.[5]He owned general merchandise stores in both locations. Shoup was appointed commissioner to organizeLemhi County,and in 1874 he was elected to the territorial legislature. With few interruptions, he served on theRepublican National Committeefor Idaho from 1880 to 1904.[4]

In April 1889, PresidentBenjamin Harrisonappointed Shoup governor of Idaho Territory, a position he held until July 1890, when Idaho became a state and Idaho Territory ceased to exist.[9]Shoup was elected the state's first governor in October. He served as governor of the new state for only a few weeks. In November 1890 the Idaho Legislature elected him to the U.S. Senate. Shoup resigned as governor in December to take his Senate seat and was succeeded by lieutenant governorN. B. Willey.

In the U.S. Senate for over a decade, from 1890 to 1901,[10]Shoup had many interests, including pensions, education, and military affairs. He was chairman of the Committee on Territories. In that position he advocated liberal and just treatment of the Native Americans.[1]Shoup was reelected to a full six-year term in the Senate by thestate legislaturein January 1895, but was defeated in January 1901 by DemocratFred Dubois,[11][12]and retired from public life and resided in Boise.[4]

Two years later at age 66, Shoup made a final attempt to return to the U.S. Senate, but bowed out of the four-man race for the Republican nomination in the legislature in January 1903.[13][14]He gave his support to fellow Pennsylvania nativeWeldon Heyburnof theSilver Valley,who defeated Boise attorneyWilliam Borahfor the nomination and DemocratJames Hawleyof Boise for the seat.[15][16][17]Four years later, Borah easily won the other U.S. Senate seat,[18][19][20]and served for nearly 33 years.

Death

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Shoup died inBoise, Idahoat the age 68 on December 21, 1904, and was given a state funeral in Idaho.[4][21]He is interred in theBoise Pioneer Cemetery,alongside his wife Lena, who died inSalmon, Idahoin 1927.[22][23]

Legacy

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George Shoup (NSHC)

In 1910, the state of Idaho donateda marble statue of Shoupto theNational Statuary Hall Collectionat theU.S. Capitol.[3][5][24][25][26]It was joined by a statue of Senator Borah (1865–1940) in 1947.[27][28][6]

The unincorporated community ofShoup, Idahoon theSalmon River,northwest and downstream of Salmon, was named for him in 1882.[29][30]DuringWorld War II,aLiberty shipnamedS.S. George L. Shoup(hull #2004) was launched at theOregon Shipbuilding CorporationinPortlandin May 1943.[31]A new men'sdormitoryat theUniversity of IdahoinMoscowwas named for him in 1958.[32][33][34][35]

Shoup's papers were donated to theUniversity of Idaho,having been gathered by his son William and presented by his grandson, G. Elmo Shoup.[3][36][37]

References

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  1. ^abcd"Senator George L. Shoup".City of Boise.RetrievedOctober 4,2021.
  2. ^"Pioneer Cemetery Walking Tour"(PDF).Interment.net.RetrievedOctober 3,2021.
  3. ^abcdef"George L. Shoup".University of Idaho Library.RetrievedOctober 13,2015.
  4. ^abcdef"George L. Shoup passes away".Spokesman-Review.Spokane, Washington. December 22, 1904. p. 2.
  5. ^abcBaily, Joe Jr. (February 26, 1950)."Giant of the early West".Spokesman-Review.Spokane, Washington.This Weeksection. p. 7.
  6. ^ab"George Laird Shoup Statue, U.S. Capitol for Idaho | AOC".www.aoc.gov.RetrievedOctober 5,2021.
  7. ^Page 148 and pages 162 and 163,Life of George Bent: Written From His Letters,by George E. Hyde, edited by Savoie Lottinville, University of Oklahoma Press (1968), hardcover, 390 pages; trade paperback, 280 pages (March 1983)ISBN0-8061-1577-7ISBN978-0-8061-1577-1
  8. ^"Masonic temple to be preserved as monument".Spokesman-Review.Spokane, Washington. (photo). September 27, 1939. p. 10.
  9. ^"George L. Shoup".National Governors Association.RetrievedSeptember 14,2012.
  10. ^"George L. Shoup".The Political Graveyard.RetrievedSeptember 14,2012.
  11. ^"Dubois lands the prize".Lewiston Morning Tribune.Idaho. January 16, 1901. p. 1.
  12. ^"Dubois chosen on first ballot".Spokesman-Review.Spokane, Washington. January 16, 1901. p. 1.
  13. ^"Caucus tonight on Senator".Spokesman-Review.Spokane, Washington. January 7, 1903. p. 1.
  14. ^"Heyburn to be Senator from Idaho".Spokesman-Review.Spokane, Washington. January 9, 1903. p. 1.
  15. ^"Elect Heyburn U.S. Senator".Spokesman-Review.Spokane, Washington. January 14, 1903. p. 3.
  16. ^"Weldon Brinton Heyburn, 1852-1912, Papers, 1889-1911".University of Idaho Library.RetrievedJune 25,2013.
  17. ^"How Heyburn got it".Spokesman-Review.Spokane, Washington. January 17, 1903. p. 4.
  18. ^"Borah wins long fight".Spokane Daily Chronicle.Washington. January 16, 1907. p. 3.
  19. ^"Joint session ratifies Borah".Lewiston Morning Tribune.Idaho. January 17, 1907. p. 1.
  20. ^"Idaho bestows toga on Borah".Spokesman-Review.Spokane, Washington. January 18, 1907. p. 1.
  21. ^"Veterans' tribute to Shoup".Spokesman-Review.Spokane, Washington. December 29, 1904. p. 4.
  22. ^"Mrs. George L. Shoup dead".Lewiston Morning Tribune.Idaho. Associated Press. June 19, 1927. p. 1.
  23. ^"She dwelt in Idaho for 60 years".Spokesman-Review.Spokane, Washington. June 21, 1927. p. 4.
  24. ^"Plan statue to Shoup".Spokesman-Review.Spokane, Washington. July 17, 1907. p. 1.
  25. ^"Idaho honors pioneer".Spokesman-Review.Spokane, Washington. August 1, 1909. p. 8.
  26. ^"Idaho's tribute to Geo. L. Shoup".Deseret News.Salt Lake City, Utah. January 21, 1910. p. 9.
  27. ^"Statue of Borah unveiled today".Spokane Daily Chronicle.Washington. Associated Press. June 6, 1947. p. 1.
  28. ^"Shoup Family - Knox ILGenWeb".knox.illinoisgenweb.org.RetrievedOctober 5,2021.
  29. ^Barrette, Keith (November 23, 1958)."Historic town has new owner".Spokesman-Review.Spokane, Washington. p. 20.
  30. ^"Shoup and Ulysses"(PDF).Idaho State Historical Society. Reference Series #386. 1980.RetrievedOctober 14,2015.
  31. ^"New ship named for first governor of Idaho".Spokesman-Review.Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. May 3, 1943. p. 2.
  32. ^"Hansen & Parr bid low on repair of Gault Hall".Spokane Daily Chronicle.Washington. Associated Press. July 2, 1957. p. 6.
  33. ^"Work started on Shoup Hall".Spokane Daily Chronicle.Washington. November 30, 1957. p. 5.
  34. ^"Dorm to open".Spokane Daily Chronicle.Washington. (photo). August 14, 1958. p. b3.
  35. ^"Shoup Hall".Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1959. p. 167.
  36. ^"First governor's papers given Idaho".Spokane Daily Chronicle.Washington. January 11, 1958. p. 6.
  37. ^"Gift rich in lore of Idaho's past".Spokesman-Review.Spokane, Washington. January 13, 1958. p. 6.
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