Eli S. Shorter

Eli Sims Shorter (March 15, 1823 – April 29, 1879) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.

Eli S. Shorter
Col. Eli Simms Shorter of the 18th Alabama Infantry
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859
Preceded by	James Abercrombie
Succeeded by	James L. Pugh
Personal details
Born	Eli Sims Shorter (1823-03-15)March 15, 1823 Monticello, Georgia
Died	April 29, 1879(1879-04-29) (aged 56) Eufaula, Alabama
Political party	Democratic
Occupation	Lawyer, Soldier, Politician
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Colonel
Commands	18th Alabama Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Born in Monticello, Georgia, Shorter attended the common schools and was graduated in law from Yale College in 1844. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Eufaula, Alabama, in 1844. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Shorter was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859). He resumed the practice of law in Eufaula, Alabama. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate States Army as colonel of the 18th Regiment Alabama Infantry. He died in Eufaula, Alabama, April 29, 1879. He was interred in Fairview Cemetery.[1]