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{{short description|American politician}} |
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| name = John Levi Sheppard |
| name = John Levi Sheppard |
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| death_place = [[Texarkana, Texas]], U.S. |
| death_place = [[Texarkana, Texas]], U.S. |
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| children = [[Morris Sheppard]] |
| children = [[Morris Sheppard]] |
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| relatives = [[Connie Mack III]] (great-grandson)<br>[[Connie Mack IV]] (great-great-grandson)<br>[[Richard S. Arnold]] (great-grandson)<br>[[Morris S. Arnold]] (great-grandson) |
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| spouse = Margaret Alice Eddins |
| spouse = Margaret Alice Eddins |
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| profession = lawyer, judge, legislator |
| profession = lawyer, judge, legislator |
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| predecessor = [[John W. Crawford]] |
| predecessor = [[John W. Crawford]] |
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| successor = [[Morris Sheppard]] |
| successor = [[Morris Sheppard]] |
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| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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'''John Levi Sheppard''' (April 13, 1852 – October 11, 1902) was an |
'''John Levi Sheppard''' (April 13, 1852 – October 11, 1902) was an American [[lawyer]], [[judge]], and [[legislator]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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==Family== |
==Family== |
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Sheppard was married to Margaret Alice Eddins (1854-1905). Their children included [[Morris Sheppard]], |
Sheppard was married to Margaret Alice Eddins (1854-1905). Their children included [[Morris Sheppard]], an attorney who was in practice with his father. He was elected to Congress in the seat his father had filled, and later elected by the state legislature as [[United States Senator]] from Texas, serving for decades. |
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Sheppard was the great-grandfather of Senator [[Connie Mack III]] and great-great-grandfather of Representative [[Connie Mack IV]], both of Florida. |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949)]] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{CongBio|S000336}} |
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*{{Handbook of Texas|id=fsh23|name=John Levi Sheppard}} |
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* [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x004873502;view=1up;seq=11 Memorial addresses on the life and character of John Levi Sheppard late a representative from Texas delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1903] |
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*{{Find a Grave|7785503}} |
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| NAME = Sheppard, John Levi |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American politician |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = April 13, 1852 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Bluffton, Alabama, U.S. |
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| DATE OF DEATH = October 11, 1902 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = Texarkana, Texas, U.S. |
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Latest revision as of 03:33, 22 December 2023
John Levi Sheppard | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 4th district | |
In office March 4, 1899 – October 11, 1902 | |
Preceded by | John W. Crawford |
Succeeded by | Morris Sheppard |
Personal details | |
Born | Bluffton, Alabama, U.S. | April 13, 1852
Died | October 11, 1902 Texarkana, Texas, U.S. | (aged 50)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Margaret Alice Eddins |
Children | Morris Sheppard |
Relatives | Connie Mack III (great-grandson) Connie Mack IV (great-great-grandson) Richard S. Arnold (great-grandson) Morris S. Arnold (great-grandson) |
Profession | lawyer, judge, legislator |
John Levi Sheppard (April 13, 1852 – October 11, 1902) was an American lawyer, judge, and legislator.
Biography
[edit]Sheppard was born in Bluffton, Alabama on April 13, 1852. As a child he moved with his mother to Morris County, Texas, where he attended the local schools. Sheppard then studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1879, and began to practice in Daingerfield.
A Democrat, Sheppard served as district attorney of the fifth judicial district from 1882 to 1888, and district judge from 1888 to 1896. He was temporary chairman of the state Democratic convention in 1892, and a delegate to the 1893 Bimettalist convention. He was also a delegate to the 1896 Democratic National Convention.
In 1898 Sheppard was elected to the United States House of Representatives from the Fourth Congressional District of Texas. He served in the 56th and 57th Congresses, and held office from March 4, 1899 until his death.
Sheppard died in Texarkana, Texas on October 11, 1902. He was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Texarkana.
Family
[edit]Sheppard was married to Margaret Alice Eddins (1854-1905). Their children included Morris Sheppard, an attorney who was in practice with his father. He was elected to Congress in the seat his father had filled, and later elected by the state legislature as United States Senator from Texas, serving for decades.
Sheppard was the great-grandfather of Senator Connie Mack III and great-great-grandfather of Representative Connie Mack IV, both of Florida.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "John L. Sheppard (id: S000336)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- John Levi Sheppard from the Handbook of Texas Online
- Memorial addresses on the life and character of John Levi Sheppard late a representative from Texas delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1903
- John L. Sheppard at Find a Grave
- 1852 births
- 1902 deaths
- Texas lawyers
- People from Cherokee County, Alabama
- People from Texarkana, Texas
- Texas state court judges
- County district attorneys in Texas
- Burials in Texas
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas
- 19th-century American legislators
- People from Daingerfield, Texas
- 19th-century American judges
- People from Morris County, Texas
- Texas politician stubs