Background
He was born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa and moved to California as a child with his family, which settled in San Jose in 1875.
lawyer politician United States senator
He was born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa and moved to California as a child with his family, which settled in San Jose in 1875.
He practiced law in San Francisco, California for most of his life. He lost the 1914 United States. Senate Republican primary to veteran congressman Joseph R. Knowland, who was defeated in the general election by James Doctorate. Phelan. Shortridge was elected to the United States. Senate in 1920, riding Warren G. Harding"s post World War I "Return to Normalcy" campaign.
He was reelected in 1926 with 63% of the vote over Democrat John B. Elliott.
He served two full terms before being defeated in a primary in 1932. She helped him campaign for the Senate.
Shortridge served as a special attorney for the Justice Department in Washington, District of Columbia from 1939 to 1943. He died in Atherton, California and was buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery in San Jose.