Titus Sheard
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Early life
Titus Sheard was born on October 4, 1841, in Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.[1] After his parents died, he came to the United States in 1856, and settled first in Mottville, New York, later in Little Falls.[1][2]
Career
In Little Falls, Sheard began working at a wool factory, and in 1864 became sole owner of the Eagle Knitting Mill, and in 1876 he organized the Little Falls Knitting Mill Company and he was elected president.[1]
He was a member of the New York State Assembly, representing Herkimer County, in 1878, 1879 and 1884, and was elected Speaker in 1884 after defeating Theodore Roosevelt in the Republican assemblymen's caucus. He was a delegate to the 1884 Republican National Convention.[1][2]
He was a member of the New York State Senate (23rd D.) in 1890 and 1891.[1] He lost in his quest for renomination in the Republican State Convention at Utica, New York in October 1891 as the candidate of the Miller faction, when his adversary John E. Smith, the candidate of the Platt faction, was nominated on the 937th ballot.[3]
Sheard served as president of the Utica Herald Company for one term.[1]
Personal life
On July 22, 1863, Sheard married Helen M. Waite, daughter of Emily C. (née Tucker) and Lorenzo D. Waite, of Little Falls. They had two daughters, Edith Isabel and Martha Talbot.[1][2] He was a member of Little Falls Methodist Church and was superintendent of its sunday school for 25 years.[1] He traveled extensively, including to Asia and Africa.[2]
Sheard died on April 13, 1904, at his home in Little Falls.[1][4]
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