Francis M. Sheppard

Dr. Francis Marion Sheppard (December 22, 1868 – August 15, 1948) was a Mississippi politician and a Democratic member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1900 to 1904, and the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1896 to 1900.[1][2] He was a physician by career.[2]

Francis M. Sheppard
1910s
Member of the Mississippi Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
1900–1904
Member of the Mississippi Legislature
from the Wayne County district
In office
1896–1900
Personal details
Born(1868-12-22)December 22, 1868
Lawrence County, Mississippi
DiedAugust 15, 1948(1948-08-15) (aged 79)
St. Louis, Missouri
Political partyDemocrat

Early life

Francis Marion Sheppard was born on December 22, 1868, near Monticello, Lawrence County, Mississippi, the son of Augustus Washington Sheppard and Permelia (Phillips) Sheppard.[1][3][2] He received education from public schools of the Lawrence and Marion counties. He graduated from the Lumberton, MS High School. He then graduated from the University of Kentucky medical program in 1893.[1]

Political career

Sheppard was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1896, representing Wayne County from 1896 to 1900.[1] He was elected to the Mississippi State Senate in 1900, representing the state's 2nd District, which consisted of Mississippi's Wayne, Jones, Perry, and Greene counties.[1][2][4] He continued this post until 1904. In 1910, he became the Mississippi Railroad Commissioner, and became the president of the Mississippi State Railroad Commission in 1912.[1] His term would expire in July 1920.[1]

Personal life

He married Josie Best in 1894. They had three children, Edith, Zellein, and Allen Augustus.[1]

He died on August 15, 1948, in Saint Louis, Missouri.[3]

References
  1. History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  2. Mississippi (1900). Department Reports. p. 86.
  3. "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQBX-WWZM  : 26 October 2019), Francis Marion Sheppard, 20 Dec 1898; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
  4. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. Secretary of State. 1900. p. 53.


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