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.
Sheppard died in Texarkana, Texas on October 11, 1902. He was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Texarkana.
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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.
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, sheppard, john, levi, sheppard, april, 1852, october, 1902, american, lawyer, judge, legislator, john, levi, sheppardmember, house, representatives, from, texas, districtin, office, march, 1899, october, 1902preceded, byjohn, crawfordsucceeded, bymorris,. John Levi Sheppard April 13 1852 October 11 1902 was an American lawyer judge and legislator John Levi SheppardMember of the U S House of Representatives from Texas s 4th districtIn office March 4 1899 October 11 1902Preceded byJohn W CrawfordSucceeded byMorris SheppardPersonal detailsBorn 1852 04 13 April 13 1852Bluffton Alabama U S DiedOctober 11 1902 1902 10 11 aged 50 Texarkana Texas U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseMargaret Alice EddinsChildrenMorris SheppardRelativesConnie Mack III great grandson Connie Mack IV great great grandson Richard S Arnold great grandson Morris S Arnold great grandson Professionlawyer judge legislator Contents 1 Biography 2 Family 3 See also 4 External linksBiography editSheppard 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 editSheppard 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 editList of United States Congress members who died in office 1900 1949 External links editUnited 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 U S House of Representatives Preceded byJohn Walter Cranford Member of the U S House of Representatives from Texas s 4th congressional district1899 1902 Succeeded byJohn Morris Sheppard nbsp This article about a Texas politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John L Sheppard amp oldid 1191201832, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
