Sir Ernest Whittome Shepperson, 1st Baronet (4 October 1874 – 22 August 1949) was a Conservative Party politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Leominster from 1922 to 1945.
Shepperson was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Leominster in the 1922 general election as a member of the Conservative Party. As a farmer himself, he focused on agriculture and was a "champion" for the causes of other farmers.[1] During discussions around the Import Duties Act 1932, he argued that imported meat should be taxed "in the interests of agriculture".[2] He retired from parliament in 1945.[3]
He also served as a magistrate.
Shepperson was knighted as part of the 1929 Dissolution Honours.[4] He was made a baronet in the 1945 Dissolution Honours.[5] The title became extinct on his death.
He was born in the village of Benwick.
Shepperson died on 22 August 1949 at his home in Upwood, Huntingdonshire.[1]