Background
Sheard, Titus was born on October 4, 1841 in Batley, England.
politician member of the New York State Senate
Sheard, Titus was born on October 4, 1841 in Batley, England.
He came to the United States in 1856, and settled first in Mottville, New York, later in Little Falls. Here he began working at a wool factory, and in 1864 became sole owner of the Eagle Knitting Mill, and in 1872 incorporated the Little Falls Knitting Mill Company. He was a delegate to the 1884 Republican National Convention.
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 East. Smith, the candidate of the Platt faction, was nominated on the 937th ballot.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Herkimer Company) in 1878, 1879 and 1884, and was elected Speaker in 1884 after defeating Theodore Roosevelt in the Republican assemblymen"s caucus. He was a member of the New York State Senate (23rd Doctorate) in 1890 and 1891.
Married Helen M. Waite, 1863.