Leander H. Shepard | |
State: | Wisconsin |
State Assembly: | Wisconsin |
District: | Dodge 3rd |
Term Start: | January 1, 1877 |
Term End: | January 7, 1878 |
Predecessor: | George H. Lawrence |
Successor: | Eli Hawks |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Date: | 25 October 1825 |
Birth Place: | Erie County, New York, U.S. |
Restingplace: | Burnett Corners Cemetery, |
Spouse: | Cordelia Mattoon (died 1897) |
Occupation: | Farmer, salesman |
Leander H. Shepard (October 25, 1825July 31, 1893) was an American farmer and farm machinery salesman. He served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Dodge County.
Shepard was born on October 25, 1825, in Erie County, New York, the son of Amos Shepard (1775–1851) and Chloe Ann Shepard (1789–1863). He later resided in Burnett, Wisconsin, where he was a farmer.[1] Additionally, he sold machinery for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. On December 4, 1856, Shepard married Cordelia Mattoon. They had four children. He died on July 31, 1893.
Shepard was a member of the Assembly during the 1877 session.[2] [3] He was a Republican.[2] [4]