Charles B. Shepard | |
State: | North Carolina |
District: | 4th |
Term Start: | March 4, 1837 |
Term End: | March 3, 1841 |
Predecessor: | Jesse Speight |
Successor: | William H. Washington |
Birth Date: | December 5, 1808 |
Birth Place: | New Bern, North Carolina, U.S. |
Death Date: | October 25, 1843 (aged 34) |
Death Place: | New Bern, North Carolina, U.S. |
Resting Place: | Cedar Grove Cemetery |
Party: | Whig (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.