James E. Shepard
Full Name: James E. ShepardOther surnames: Sheppard
Date of birth: April 24, 1817
Date of death: July 16, 1894
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 49 | Jul 12, 1856 - Nov 2, 1857 | 6th (1) | Brenham / Washington | Washington | ||
| H | 35 | Aug 12, 1850 - Nov 3, 1851 | 3rd (2) (3) | Brenham / Washington | Washington |
(1) James E. Shepard, sworn 7/12/1856, succeeded Benjamin E. Tarver, resigned after Regular Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Journal spells name Shepard in 3rd called session. House Journal.
(3) James G. Sheppard succeeded Benjamin E. Tarver, resigned 7/21/1850, in 1st Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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House District 49
Jul 12, 1856 - Nov 2, 1857 Legislatures: 6th (1) Home City/County: Brenham / Washington Counties in district: Washington |
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House District 35
Aug 12, 1850 - Nov 3, 1851 Legislatures: 3rd (2) (3) Home City/County: Brenham / Washington Counties in district: Washington |
(1) James E. Shepard, sworn 7/12/1856, succeeded Benjamin E. Tarver, resigned after Regular Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Journal spells name Shepard in 3rd called session. House Journal.
(3) James G. Sheppard succeeded Benjamin E. Tarver, resigned 7/21/1850, in 1st Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch states that James E. Shepard moved to Brenham, Texas in November, 1846, "where he has since chiefly resided . . . He was a member of the Legislature of Texas in 1850, and served a subsequent term prior to the war." Bench and Bar of Texas, 1885.
- SHEPARD, JAMES E. (1817-1894). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketches of Chauncy B., James E., and Seth Shepard, pp. 84-87. Relatives: James E. Shepard and Chauncy B. Shepard - brothers; Chauncy B. Shepard - father, Seth Shepard - son; James E. Shepard - uncle, Seth Shepard - nephew; "To Judge [Seth] Shepard the State owes a lasting debt of gratitude for having found the original manuscript of the Declaration of Texas Independence, which was lost for more than sixty years." The History of Brenham and Washington County, 1915.
Other Resources
- Judge James E. Shepard, birth date 4/24/1917 in Mathews County, Virginia; death date 7/16/1894 in Austin, Texas; burial in Brenham Masonic Cemetery, Brenham, Washington County. Includes reprint of obituary, "Death of Judge Shepard," "Judge Shepard was a member of the Texas legislature in 1850 and again just prior to the civil war . . ." Find a Grave.
- Includes separate entries for James E. Shepard, member of the 6th legislature, and James G. Sheppard, member of the 3rd legislature. Both Shep[p]ards succeeded Benjamin E. Tarver of Washington County following a resignation. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
- Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1866. Journal of the Texas State Convention: Assembled at Austin, Feb. 7, 1866. Adjourned April 2, 1866, pp. 3-5. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
- Delegate to Secession Convention of Texas, 1861. Journal of the Secession Convention of Texas 1861. Edited from the original in the department of state by Ernest William Winkler, State Librarian. Texas Library and Historical Commission, the State Library. Austin: Austin Print. Co., 1912, pp. 20-22. Originally published serially in newspapers. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
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3rd R.S. - 1849
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