The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Shepardson to Shepp

Index to Politicians: Shepardson to Shepp

SHEPARDSON (Soundex S163) — See also DEPARMENT, FORDSON, RICHARDSON, SEPARK, SHEPARD, VILLARDSON.

Shepardson, Andrew — of Chenango County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1871-72. Burial location unknown.
Shepardson, Herb J. (born c.1957) — of West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
Shepardson, John (d. 1802) — of Guilford, Windham County, Vt. Married, January 17, 1754, to Anna Blanchard; father of Samuel Shepardson. Justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1778-79; member of Vermont Governor's Council. Died, of consumption (tuberculosis), in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt., January 3, 1802. Burial location unknown.
Shepardson, Samuel (1757-1813) — of Guilford, Windham County, Vt. Born in Attleboro, Bristol County, Mass., February 10, 1757. Son of John Shepardson; married to Anna Barney. Member of Vermont Governor's Council, 1803-08; Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1808. Died, from spotted fever, in Guilford, Windham County, Vt., February 28, 1813. Interment at Old Cemetery, Guilford, Vt.
Shepardson, Walter A. — of Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1910-13. Burial location unknown.

SHEPHARD (Soundex S163) — See also GEPHARDT, GEPHART, HARD, HEPHNER, KEPHART, LIPPHARDT, SHAPARD, SHEPARD, SHEPHERD, SHEPPARD, SHEPPERD, SHIPHERD.

Shephard, Fred — of Colonial Heights, Va. Mayor of Colonial Heights, Va., 1952-53. Still living as of 1953.
Shephard, Mrs. Hugh — of Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952. Female. Still living as of 1952.
Shephard, J. H. — of McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Ill. Democrat. Chair of Hamilton County Democratic Party, 1950. Still living as of 1950.
Shephard, Robert C. — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1925. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Shephard, Ruth L. — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Prohibition candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st District, 1948. Female. Still living as of 1948.

SHEPHERD (Soundex S163) — See also HEPHNER, HERD, SEPHERS, SHAPARD, SHEPARD, SHEPHARD, SHEPPARD, SHEPPERD, SHIPHERD, STEPHEN, STEPHENS, STEPHENSON.

SHEPHERD: See also Shepherd L. Bowers; Shepherd F. Brown; Samuel Shepherd Caldwell; David Shepherd Garland; Shepherd Leffler; William Shepherd Linnell; Patrick Morris Neff.
Shepherd, Allan G. (d. 1989) — Justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1968-89; died in office 1989. Died May 27, 1989. Burial location unknown.
Shepherd, Ben O. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Treasurer of Michigan Republican Party, 1947. Still living as of 1947.
Shepherd, C. Henry — of Cumberland County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1869; member of New Jersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1872-74. Burial location unknown.
Shepherd, Daniel — of Washington County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Washington County, 1805-06; member of New York state senate Eastern District, 1821-22. Burial location unknown.
Shepherd, David H. (d. 1981) — of Oak Park, Oakland County, Mich. Mayor of Oak Park, Mich., 1971-81; died in office 1981. Jewish. Died in 1981. Interment at Machpelah Cemetery, Ferndale, Mich.
Shepherd, David W. — Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1986. Still living as of 1986.
Shepherd, Derrick — of Marrero, Jefferson Parish, La. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
Shepherd, Edna — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940. Female. Still living as of 1940.
Shepherd, Francis K. — of Suffolk County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Shepherd, Frank — of Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Mich. Circuit judge in Michigan 33rd Circuit, 1900-29. Burial location unknown.
Shepherd, Franklin J. (born c.1919) — of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1956; supervisor of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1957-59; defeated in primary, 1959. Member, Optimist Club; Toastmasters; American Legion. Still living as of 1959.
Shepherd, Fred R. — of Petersburg, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Shepherd, Frederick A. — of Maine. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from Maine, 1916. Burial location unknown.
Shepherd, Frederick E. — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. District judge in Nebraska 3rd District, 1933-. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Shepherd, Gary — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
Shepherd, Harry W. — of Hyattsville, Prince George's County, Md. Mayor of Hyattsville, Md., 1912-14. Burial location unknown.
Shepherd, Henry See C. Henry Shepherd
Shepherd, Hugh (1873-1957) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born June 1, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1911; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1916, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924. Died December 9, 1957. Burial location unknown.
Shepherd, I. N. — of Isabella County, Mich. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Isabella County, 1916. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Shepherd, Jack — of East Houston (unknown county), Tex. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
Shepherd, James Renick — of Jackson County, Mo. Republican. Candidate for Missouri state house of representatives 2nd District, 1966. Still living as of 1966.
Shepherd, John H. (b. 1934) — of Southfield, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 22, 1934. Lawyer; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1983-; appointed 1983. Jewish. Member, NAACP; B'nai B'rith. Still living as of 1990.
Shepherd, John L. — of Indiana. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1912. Burial location unknown.
Shepherd, Karen (b. 1940) — of Orem, Utah County, Utah. Born in Silver City, Grant County, N.M., July 5, 1940. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1972; member of Utah state senate, 1991-93; U.S. Representative from Utah 2nd District, 1993-95; defeated, 1994. Female. Still living as of 2009.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; NNDB dossier.
Shepherd, Larry M. — of Tyler County, W.Va. Democrat. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates 6th District, 1982. Still living as of 1982.
Shepherd, Lorenzo B. — of New York. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1848-50. Burial location unknown.
Shepherd, M. F. — of Minneapolis, Ottawa County, Kan. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1916. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Shepherd, M. R. — of Three Oaks, Berrien County, Mich. Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Shepherd, Martin S. — Conservative. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Shepherd, Robert — of Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
Shepherd, Sanders R. — of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Republican. Secretary of state of Kansas, 1862-63. Burial location unknown.
Shepherd, Tony See Walton Shepherd
Shepherd, W. E. — of California. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1904. Burial location unknown.
Shepherd, Walton — also known as Tony Shepherd — of Sissonville, Kanawha County, W.Va. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates 17th District; elected 1974. Still living as of 1975.
Shepherd, William — of Saratoga County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1830. Burial location unknown.
Shepherd, William — of Lynn, Essex County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1904. Burial location unknown.
Shepherd, William M. — of Texas. Delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Washington, 1835; Texas Republic Secretary of the Navy, 1837-38. Burial location unknown.
Shepherd, William M. — of California. Member of California state assembly from San Joaquin District, 1850-51. Burial location unknown.

SHEPICH (Soundex S120) — See also SHIPKA.

Shepich, Steve (b. 1948) — of Michigan. Born in 1948. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 110th District, 1993-94; defeated in primary, 1986; resigned 1994. Still living as of 1994.

SHEPLER (Soundex S146) — See also BEPLER, EPLER, HEPLER, KEPLER, LEPLER, SCHAPELER, SCHUPLER, SHEPLEY, WHEPLEY.

SHEPLER: See also Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe.
Shepler, Matthias (1790-1863) — of Ohio. Born in Pennsylvania, 1790. Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1837-39. Died in 1863. Interment at Shepler Church Cemetery, Navarre, Ohio.
- See also: congressional biography.
Shepler, Ralph S. — of Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Democrat. Mayor of Elkins, W.Va., 1968-70. Still living as of 1970.

SHEPLEY (Soundex S140) — See also HEPLER, KEPLEY, LEPLEY, SCHOEPPEL, SHAPLEIGH, SHAPLEY, SHELEY, SHEPLER, SHERLEY, SHIPLEY, WHEPLEY.

SHEPLEY: See also Elizabeth Preston Anderson; Charles Nagel.
Shepley, Mrs. C. M. — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1944. Female. Still living as of 1944.
Shepley, Ethan A. H. — of Clayton, St. Louis County, Mo. Republican. Candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
Shepley, Ether (1789-1877) — of Saco, York County, Maine. Born in Groton, Middlesex County, Mass., November 2, 1789. Father of George Foster Shepley. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1819; delegate to Maine state constitutional convention, 1820; U.S. Attorney for Maine, 1820-33; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1833-36; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1836-48; chief justice of Maine state supreme court, 1848-55. Died in 1877. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
- See also: congressional biography.
Shepley, George Foster (1819-1878) — also known as George F. Shepley — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Saco, York County, Maine, January 1, 1819. Son of Ether Shepley. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Maine, 1848-49, 1853-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1860; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of New Orleans, La., 1862; Governor of Louisiana; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1868. Episcopalian. Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, July 20, 1878. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Shepley, George L. — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Republican. Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, 1902-03. Burial location unknown.

SHEPP (Soundex S100) — See also HEPP, HEPPEL, HEPPES, HEPPNER, SCHEPPMANN, SCHEPPNER, SHAPP, SHEAP, SHEPPARD, SHEPPE, SHEPPERD, SHEPPY, SHIPE, SHIPP.

Shepp, Laura C. — of Delmar, Albany County, N.Y. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952, 1956 (alternate). Female. Still living as of 1956.
Shepp, Saniel B. — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908. Burial location unknown.

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