Career
In addition to serving as the Adjutant General, he served in the Connecticut State Legislature and as the Town Clerk for the city of Seymour, Connecticut
George P. Shelton was appointed to the position of Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut in 1848 at the age of 28 under Governor Clark Bissell. He served in this position until 1851 and not much else is known of his military career. In 1852 he and several others were incorporated as the Seymour Savings Bank, in which he was the director
In 1855, George was appointed as President of the Eagle Manufacturing Company, a company that was organized on June 27, 1850 with a stock value of $50,000.00 for the manufacture of silk good, wool and cotton.