Harry R. Sheppard

Harry Sheppard

Harry Richard Sheppard (January 10, 1885 – April 28, 1969) was a U.S. Representative from California.

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.

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

References

• Harry R. Sheppard at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Sam L. Collins	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 19th congressional district 1937–1943	Succeeded by Chet Holifield
New district	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 21st congressional district 1943–1953	Succeeded by Edgar W. Hiestand
New district	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 27th congressional district 1953–1963	Succeeded by Everett G. Burkhalter
New district	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 33rd congressional district 1963–1965	Succeeded by Kenneth W. Dyal

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