John Morris Sheppard
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United States Senator from Texas |
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In office February 3, 1913 – April 9, 1941 |
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| Preceded by | Rienzi M. Johnston |
| Succeeded by | Andrew J. Houston |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 1st congressional district |
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In office March 4, 1903 – February 3, 1913 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas H. Ball |
| Succeeded by | Horace Worth Vaughan |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 4th congressional district |
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In office November 15, 1902 – March 3, 1903 |
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| Preceded by | John Levi Sheppard |
| Succeeded by | Choice B. Randell |
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John Morris Sheppard May 28, 1875 Morris County, Texas |
| Died | April 9, 1941 (aged 65) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Hillcrest Cemetery Texarkana, Texas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lucille Sanderson |
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Connie Mack III (grandson) Connie Mack IV (great-grandson) Richard S. Arnold (grandson) Morris S. Arnold (grandson) |
| Children | Three daughters |
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John Levi Sheppard Margaret Alice Eddins |
| Residence | Texarkana, Texas |
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UT Austin Law School Yale Law School |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Methodist |
John Morris Sheppard (May 28, 1875 – April 9, 1941) was a Democratic United States Congressman and United States Senator from Texas. Because he authored the Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition) and introduced it in the Senate, he is referred to as "the father of national Prohibition."
John Morris Sheppard was born in Morris County in east Texas, the oldest of seven children, to lawyer John Levi Sheppard, later a judge and United States Representative; and his wife, the former Margaret Alice Eddins.
Through his mother Margaret, Morris was a direct descendant of Robert Morris (1734–1806) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a financier who had signed the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution.
Sheppard received his B.A. degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1895, and an LL.B. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1897. While in law school Sheppard became a member of the Methodist Church, and became friendly with two classmates, future Governor Pat Neff, and future U.S. Senator Tom Connally. In 1898, he received his LL.M. from Yale Law School.
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