Birth Name: | Samuel William Shelton |
Birth Date: | June 22, 1890 |
Birth Place: | Hanover, Virginia, U.S. |
Death Place: | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
Term Start1: | January 10, 1934 |
Term End1: | January 8, 1936 |
Predecessor1: | Malcolm W. Perkins |
Successor1: | Nathaniel J. Perkins |
Party: | Democratic |
Alma Mater: | University of Richmond |
Spouse: | Phyllis Crawford |
Allegiance: | United States |
Branch: | United States Army |
Rank: | Private |
Battles: | World War I |
Samuel William Shelton (June 22, 1890 – December 22, 1974) was an American lawyer and politician. After one term in the Virginia House of Delegates, he was appointed by Abram P. Staples as an assistant attorney general of Virginia.[1] He previously served as commonwealth's attorney of Fluvanna County from 1926 to 1934.[2]