John Albert Sheppard
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John Albert Sheppard (September 1, 1875 – July 31, 1947) was an educator, farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Moose Jaw County in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1916 as a Liberal. He died July 31, 1947.[1]
He was born in Mount Forest, Ontario in 1875,[2] the son of Irish immigrant[3] John Sheppard and Margaret Reid. John Albert Shepard has at least 3 siblings[4] (David Nelson Sheppard, Emma Alberta Shepard and Thomas James Sheppard). Sheppard was educated in Mount Forest and at the normal school in Toronto. Sheppard taught school in Ontario and in the Moose Jaw district. In 1896, he married Florence Herring[2] and had 3 children.[5]
Political career
Sheppard was speaker for the Saskatchewan assembly from 1912 to 1916.[6] He was defeated by John Edwin Chisholm in a 1916 by-election[7] requested by Sheppard to "give him the opportunity of vindicating his character by an appeal to the people".[8] Sheppard was reacting to the findings of a Royal Commission which found him guilty on two charges of receiving money in return for liquor licenses.[9]
