Background
Shackleford, Thomas Mitchell was born on November 14, 1859 in Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Daniel Park and Aletha (Young) Shackleford.
Shackleford, Thomas Mitchell was born on November 14, 1859 in Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Daniel Park and Aletha (Young) Shackleford.
Educated private schools, Fayetteville, and Burritt College, Spencer, Tennessee. Doctor of Laws, University of Florida, 1910.
1 son, Thomas M.; married second, Lena Aumerle Wooten, December 13, 1888. 1 son, Robert West. Removed from Tennessee to Florida, 1882. Engaged in orange culture, Marion Company, 1882-1883.
Admitted to bar, 1882.
Practiced law. Brooksville. 1883-1893. Tampa, 1893-1902.
Candidate for Congress, 1890. Presidential elector for Florida, 1892.
City attorney Tampa, 1900-1902.
Elected justice Supreme Court of the Florida for term 1902-1921 (chief justice 1905-1909, 1913-1915). Resigned September 1, 1917, and resumed law practice at Tampa, as senior member Shackleford & Shackleford. Edited Register and Crescent, while at Brooksville: has been correspondent Louisville Courier-Journal and Nashville American.
Author: Amoskohegan, 1883.
By Sunlit Waters (with Review William Wilson DeHart). Home: Tampa, Florida
Member Shackleford & Shackleford. Edited Register and Crescent, while at Brooksville: has been correspondent Louisville Courier-Journal and Nashville American.
Married Nannie Clopton Rhea, September 21, 1882 (died 1887). Married second, Lena Aumerle Wooten, December 13, 1888.