John Calhoun Sheppard

John Calhoun Sheppard (born July 5, 1850 in Edgefield County , South Carolina , † October 7 or 17, 1931 ) was an American politician and in 1886 for a short time governor of the state of South Carolina.

Early years and political advancement

John Sheppard attended Bethel Academy in Edgefield and later studied law at Furman University . In 1871 he was admitted to the bar. He then worked as a lawyer for various law firms. Sheppard was a member of the Democratic Party and was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1876 to 1882 . Since 1877 he was even speaker of the house. In 1882 he was elected lieutenant governor of his state.

Governor of south carolina

On July 10, 1886, incumbent Governor Hugh Smith Thompson resigned from office to become Deputy Secretary of the Treasury in Washington . As a result, Sheppard had to take over the vacated governorship and end the term of office that had begun. In the few months of his tenure, he had to deal with the aftermath of an earthquake that struck Charleston , which resulted in 92 deaths as well as major property damage. Sheppard tried to be nominated by his party for the upcoming gubernatorial elections in late 1886. The majority decided in favor of John Peter Richardson .

Another résumé

After his governorship, Sheppard was President of Edgefield Bank of South Carolina . In 1895 he was a delegate to a convention to revise the South Carolina constitution and a member of the pardons committee. Between 1898 and 1904 and again from 1919 to 1920 he sat in the Senate of South Carolina and was even president of this body at times. Sheppard was also President of the South Carolina Bar Association. He died in October 1931 and was buried in Edgefield. John Sheppard was married to Helen Wallace. The couple had seven children. The son James was Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from 1931 to 1935 .

literature

Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 4. Meckler Books, Westport, CT, 1978. 4 volumes.
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. 12. James T. White & Company, New York

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personal data
SURNAME	Sheppard, John Calhoun
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	July 5, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH	Edgefield County , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH	October 17, 1931