Harry R. Sheppard

Harry R. Sheppard
Sheppard in 1939
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from California
In office
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1965
Preceded bySam L. Collins
Succeeded byKenneth W. Dyal
Constituency
Personal details
Born
Harry Richard Sheppard

(1885-01-10)January 10, 1885
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
DiedApril 28, 1969(1969-04-28) (aged 84)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeNational Memorial Park, Falls Church, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic

Harry Richard Sheppard (January 10, 1885 – April 28, 1969) was an American businessman and politician who served 14 terms as a U.S. representative from California, from 1937 to 1965.

Biography

Born in Mobile, Alabama, Sheppard attended public schools and studied law.

He then was employed in the transportation department of the Santa Fe Railroad and was an active committee member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. He also engaged in the copper business in Alaska and served as president and general manager of King's Beverage and King's Laboratories Corps. of California prior to 1934.

Congress

Sheppard was elected as a Democrat to the 75th United States Congress and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses. When he retired at the time of the 1964 elections, he was the dean of California's congressional delegation.

Death

He died in Washington, D.C., on April 28, 1969, and was interred in National Memorial Park in nearby Falls Church, Virginia.[1]

Electoral results

Harry R. Sheppard electoral history
1936 United States House of Representatives elections in California[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 70,339 53.8
Republican Sam L. Collins (Incumbent) 59,071 45.2
Communist Charles McLauchlan 1,336 1.0
Total votes 130,746 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican
1938 United States House of Representatives elections in California[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (Incumbent) 75,819 53.3
Republican C. T. Johnson 66,402 46.7
Total votes 142,221 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold
1940 United States House of Representatives elections in California[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (Incumbent) 84,931 52.9
Republican Lotus H. Loudon 75,495 47.1
Total votes 160,426 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold
1942 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (Incumbent) 38,419 96.6
Republican Arthur E. Isham (write-in) 1,350 3.4
Total votes 39,769 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold
1944 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (Incumbent) 48,539 58.5
Republican Earl S. Webb 34,409 41.5
Total votes 82,948 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold
1946 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (Incumbent) 37,229 52.7
Republican Lowell E. Lathrop 33,395 47.3
Total votes 70,624 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold
1948 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (Incumbent) 61,383 55.2
Republican Lowell E. Lathrop 47,411 42.6
Progressive Howard J. Louks 2,422 2.2
Total votes 111,216 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold
1950 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (Incumbent) 62,994 57.4
Republican R. E. Reynolds 46,693 42.6
Total votes 109,687 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold
1952 United States House of Representatives elections in California[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (Incumbent) 68,773 55.0
Republican Carl B. Hilliard 56,202 45.0
Total votes 124,975 100.0
Democratic hold
1954 United States House of Representatives elections in California[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (Incumbent) 65,389 64.8
Republican Martin K. Barrett 35,594 35.2
Total votes 100,983 100.0
Democratic hold
1956 United States House of Representatives elections in California[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (Incumbent) 124,662 100.0
Democratic hold
1958 United States House of Representatives elections in California[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (Incumbent) 105,062 72.3
Republican Robert M. Castle 40,317 27.7
Total votes 145,379 100.0
Democratic hold
1960 United States House of Representatives elections in California[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (Incumbent) 123,645 66.8
Republican Robert M. Castle 61,484 33.2
Total votes 185,129 100.0
Democratic hold
1962 United States House of Representatives elections in California[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (Incumbent) 96,192 59.0
Republican William R. Thomas 66,764 41.0
Total votes 162,956 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "Harry Richard Sheppard".
  2. ^ 1936 election results
  3. ^ 1938 election results
  4. ^ 1940 election results
  5. ^ 1942 election results
  6. ^ 1944 election results
  7. ^ 1946 election results
  8. ^ 1948 election results
  9. ^ 1950 election results
  10. ^ 1952 election results
  11. ^ 1954 election results
  12. ^ 1956 election results
  13. ^ 1958 election results
  14. ^ 1960 election results
  15. ^ 1962 election results

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