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Chauncey Berkeley Shepard

Chauncy Shepard
Full Name: Chauncey Berkeley Shepard
Birth date: October 15, 1812
Death date: December 31, 1892

Terms of Service

  • Senate, 10th (1) (6) (7) Legislature
    11/2/1863 - 8/6/1866
     
  • Senate, 9th (3) (4) Legislature
    11/6/1861 - 11/2/1863
     
  • Senate, 8th (5) & 7th (2) Legislatures
    11/2/1857 - 11/4/1861
     
(1) Shepard did not attend 1st Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) Listed in "New Senators elected: Democrats." Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(3) 9th Legislature, Regular Session - Oath of office, 11/6/1861, p. 10. Senate Journal .
(4) 9th Legislature, Regular Session - Classification of Senators (drawing for terms of office) - drew "the short term" (two years), 11/12/1861, p. 42. Senate Journal .
(5) 8th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators (holdover senators), 11/7/1859, p. 4. Senate Journal .
(6) 10th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call by district (holdover Senators), 11/2/1863, pp. 1-3. Senate Journal .
(7) Member roster, 10th Legislature, 1st Called Session, Member not present during the session. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

  • Member roster, 9th Legislature, Regular Session: name, district, resident county, post office, state of nativity, occupation, and age. Senate Journal .

Photographs

Other Resources

  • Chauncey B. Shepard, birth date 10/15/1812, death date 12/31/1892, burial in Brenham Masonic Cemetery, Brenham, Washington County. Find a Grave .
  • SHEPARD, CHAUNCEY BERKELEY (1812-1892). Death date 12/30/1892. Handbook of Texas Online .
  • Biographical sketches of Chauncy B., James E., and Seth Shepard, pp. 84-87. Relatives: James E. Shepard and Chauncy B. Shepard - brothers; Chauncy B. Shepard - father, Seth Shepard - son; James E. Shepard - uncle, Seth Shepard - nephew; "To Judge [Seth] Shepard the State owes a lasting debt of gratitude for having found the original manuscript of the Declaration of Texas Independence, which was lost for more than sixty years." The History of Brenham and Washington County 1915.
  • Death date 12/31/1892. The History of Brenham and Washington County 1915.
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