Harry Richard Sheppard (January 10, 1885 – April 28, 1969) was an American businessman and politician who served three terms as a U.S. representative from California from 1937 to 1965.

Harry Richard Sheppard
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from California
In office
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1965
Preceded bySam L. Collins
Succeeded byKenneth W. Dyal
Constituency19th district (1937–43)
21st district (1943–53)
27th district (1953–63)
33rd district (1963–65)
Personal details
Born(1885-01-10)January 10, 1885
Mobile, Alabama
DiedApril 28, 1969(1969-04-28) (aged 84)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeNational Memorial Park, Falls Church, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic Party

Biography

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Born in Mobile, Alabama, Sheppard attended the public schools. He studied law. He was employed in transportation department of the Santa Fe Railroad.

He was an active committee member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. He engaged in the copper business in Alaska. He served as president and general manager of King's Beverage and King's Laboratories Corps. of California until 1934.

Congress

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Sheppard was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1965). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1964 to the Eighty-ninth Congress.

Death

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He died in Washington, D.C., April 28, 1969. He was interred in National Memorial Park, Falls Church, Virginia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Harry Richard Sheppard".
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 19th congressional district

1937–1943
Succeeded by
New district Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 21st congressional district

1943–1953
Succeeded by
New district Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 27th congressional district

1953–1963
Succeeded by
New district Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 33rd congressional district

1963–1965
Succeeded by

  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress