Charles Biddle Shepard

Charles B. Shepard
Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom North Carolina's 4th district
In officeMarch 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841
Preceded byJesse Speight
Succeeded byWilliam H. Washington
Personal details
BornDecember 5, 1808
DiedOctober 25, 1843 (aged 34)
Resting placeCedar Grove Cemetery
PartyWhig (1837-1389) Democratic (1839-1841)

Charles Biddle Shepard (December 5, 1808 – October 25, 1843) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in New Bern, North Carolina, December 5, 1808; attended private schools of his native city and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1827; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1828 and commenced practice in New Bern, N.C.; elected to the State house of representatives to fill out the unexpired term of Jesse Speight and served in 1831 and 1832; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress and reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841); resumed the practice of his profession; died in New Bern, N.C., October 25, 1843; interment in Cedar Grove Cemetery.

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