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Shackelford was born in Richlands, North Carolina . He enlisted in the Confederate Army at the age of 17 and rose to the rank of lieutenant during the war. In 1872 , he was elected to the North Carolina House Of Representatives , where he served for six years, when he was elected to the North Carolina Senate . After a single two-year term in the Senate, he was elected to the 47th United States Congress in 1880 . Shackelford died in Washington, DC during his first and only term in office, in January 1883 . He is buried in his hometown of Richlands. REFERENCES |
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