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Harry R. Sheppard

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Harry R. 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
Constituency
Personal details
Born(1885-01-10)January 10, 1885
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
DiedApril 28, 1969(1969-04-28) (aged 84)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeNational Memorial Park, Falls Church, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic

Harry Richard Sheppard (January 10, 1885 – April 28, 1969) was an American businessman and politician who served 14 terms as a U.S. representative from California, from 1937 to 1965.

Biography

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Born in Mobile, Alabama, Sheppard attended public schools and studied law.

He then was employed in the transportation department of the Santa Fe Railroad and was an active committee member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. He also engaged in the copper business in Alaska and served as president and general manager of King's Beverage and King's Laboratories Corps. of California prior to 1934.

Congress

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Sheppard was elected as a Democrat to the 75th United States Congress and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses. When he retired at the time of the 1964 elections, he was the dean of California's congressional delegation.

Death

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He died in Washington, D.C., on April 28, 1969, and was interred in National Memorial Park in nearby 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

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