George S. Shanklin

George S. Shanklin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867
Preceded byBrutus J. Clay
Succeeded byJames B. Beck
Personal details
Born
George Sea Shanklin

(1807-12-23)December 23, 1807
Jessamine County, Kentucky
Died(1883-04-01)April 1, 1883 (aged 75)
Jessamine County, Kentucky
Resting placeLexington Cemetery
Lexington, Kentucky
Political partyDemocratic

George Sea Shanklin (December 23, 1807 – April 1, 1883) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born in Jessamine County, Kentucky, Shanklin attended a private school at Nicholasville, Kentucky. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Nicholasville. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1838 and 1844. He was appointed Commonwealth attorney in 1854. He was again a member of the State house of representatives, and served from 1861 to 1865.

Shanklin was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867). He retired to his farm in Jessamine County, where he died April 1, 1883. He was interred at Lexington Cemetery.