Eli M. Oboler Library
George Shoup (1836-1904)-Table of Contents
MC014
Scope and Content
A collection of letters and documents formerly in the possession of Idaho's first Governor, and U.S. Senator. Subjects covered include: Indian fighting, business methods, transportation, and politics in early Idaho. (ca.1867-1900)
Chronology
| 1836 | George Laird Shoup born in Kittaning, Pennsylvania, June 15th |
| 1852 | Relocated to Illinois with his father |
| 1859 | Relocated to Colorado to mine for gold |
| 1866 | Opens his first store in Virginia City, Montana |
| 1867 | Opens second store in Salmon, Idaho |
| 1868 | Marries Lena Darnutzer in Salmon City, Idaho |
| 1872 | Elected as Lemhi County Commissioner and County Superintendent of Schools |
| 1874 | Elected to Territorial House of Representatives |
| 1879 | Elected to Territorial Council (Senate) |
| 1880 | Appointed delegate to Republican National Convention |
| 1889 | Appointed Idaho Territorial Governor by President Harrison |
| 1890 | Elected first Governor of the State of Idaho, October 1st |
| 1891 | Elected as Idaho's first United States Senator, serving for 4 years, March 3rd |
| 1894 | Re-elected to United States Senate, serving until 1900 |
| 1904 | George Shoup died, December 21st |
Collection name: George Shoup Papers
Collection number: MC 014
Processed by: Dickson Looney
Date completed: September 2000
Collection size: approx. .16 linear feet; Item count = 60
Location: Special Collections Dept., ISU Library