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==Background==

==Background==

Short was born in Galena in Stone County in southwestern Missouri to Jackson Grant Short (1864-1947) and the former Permelia Cordelia Long (1868-1924). After his graduation from Galena High School and Marionville College, he served in the infantry during [[World War I]] and graduated in 1919 from Baker University in Baldwin City in Douglas County in northeastern [[Kansas]] and in 1922 from [[Boston University]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. Short also attended [[Harvard University]], Heidelberg University, the University of Berlin, both in [[Germany]], and [[Oxford University]], dates unavailable. In 1923, 1924, and 1926-1928, he was a [[professor]] of [[ethics]], [[psychology]], and political philosophy at Southwestern College in Winfield in Cowley County in southeastern Kansas. In 1927, he was a pastor of the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church in Springfield in southwestern Missouri.<ref name=biodir>>Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details, accessed November 15, 2021.</ref> Springfield is 225 miles west of Winfield; so it is unclear how he handled the distance between the two cities.

Short was born in Galena in Stone County in southwestern Missouri to Jackson Grant Short (1864-1947) and the former Permelia Cordelia Long (1868-1924). After his graduation from Galena High School and Marionville College, he served in the infantry during [[World War I]] and graduated in 1919 from Baker University in Baldwin City in Douglas County in northeastern [[Kansas]] and in 1922 from [[Boston University]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. Short also attended [[Harvard University]], Heidelberg University, the University of Berlin, both in [[Germany]], and [[Oxford University]], dates unavailable. In 1923, 1924, and 1926-1928, he was a [[professor]] of [[ethics]], [[psychology]], and political philosophy at Southwestern College in Winfield in Cowley County in southeastern Kansas. In 1927, he was a pastor of the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church in Springfield in southwestern Missouri.<ref name=biodir/>Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details, accessed November 15, 2021.</ref> Springfield is 225 miles west of Winfield; so it is unclear how he handled the distance between the two cities.

 

On April 20, 1937, at the age of thirty-nine, Short wed the former Helen Gladys Hughes (1901-1990, a native of [[Washington, D.C.]]  The couple had no children.<ref name=mrsshort>Helen Gladys Hughes Short (1901-1990) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed November 15, 2021.</ref>

On April 20, 1937, Short wed the former Helen Gladys Hughes (1901-1990, a native of [[Washington, D.C.]]  The couple had no children.<ref name=mrsshort>Helen Gladys Hughes Short (1901-1990) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed November 15, 2021.</ref>

==Political career==

==Political career==