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Augustine Henry Shepperd (February 24, 1792 – July 11, 1864) was a lawyer and politician in North Carolina. He served as a Congressional Representative from
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for numerous terms, most often as a member of the Whig Party.


Early life and education

Born in Rockford, North Carolina, on February 24, 1792, Shepperd completed private preparatory studies and studied law. He had a younger brother William W. Shepperd, who emigrated to Mexican Texas with others in the family in 1831. Augustine Shepperd was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in
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.


Political career

Shepperd soon became involved in politics, being elected to the State house of representatives and serving 1822–1826. He was elected to the Twentieth through Twenty-third Congresses. He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Congresses (serving March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1839). During these periods, he served as chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy (Twenty-first Congress), Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War (Twenty-second Congress), and on the Committee on Expenditures in the
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(Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses). He was a consistent supporter of Native Americans, influenced by the Moravian mission tradition. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth Congress. In the next cycle, he was elected again as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843); serving as chairman, Committee on Public Expenditures (Twenty-seventh Congress). After another gap, he was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851). He declined to run for reelection in 1850 and returned to North Carolina to resume the practice of law.


Personal life and death

Shepperd married Miss Turner and had a family. He was the father of Mary Frances ("Fanny") Shepperd. She married William Dorsey Pender, who became a Confederate general. He died at the plantation "Good Spring," Salem, North Carolina, on July 11, 1864. He was interred in Salem Cemetery.


See also

* Twentieth United States Congress * Twenty-first United States Congress * Twenty-second United States Congress * Twenty-third United States Congress * Twenty-fourth United States Congress * Twenty-fifth United States Congress * Twenty-seventh United States Congress * Thirtieth United States Congress * Thirty-first United States Congress


References


External links


U.S. Congress Biographical Directory entry
* 1792 births People from Rockford, North Carolina North Carolina lawyers Shepperd, Augustine Henry 1864 deaths Burials at Salem Cemetery (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) North Carolina Whigs Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina National Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub