William Bostwick Sheppard
William Bostwick Sheppard (1860-1934) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
He received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on September 4, 1907 to fill a seat vacated by Charles Swayne. On December 3, 1907, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 20, 1908, and received commission that same day.[1] He served until his death on April 21, 1934.
Early life and education
- University of North Carolina
- Read law, 1891
Professional career
- Candidate for Florida state senator, 1888
- Collector of customs at Apalachicola, 1889-1894, 1897-1901
- Private practice, Apalachicola, Florida, 1891-1903
- Mayor of Apalachicola, Florida 1894
- Candidate for state attorney general, Florida, 1896
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, 1903-1907
Judicial career
Northern District of Florida
Sheppard received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on September 4, 1907 to fill a seat vacated by Charles Swayne. On December 3, 1907, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 20, 1908, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on April 21, 1934.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Charles Swayne |
Northern District of Florida 1908–1934 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Augustus Long
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| 1901 | |||
| 1902 |
Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite | ||
| 1903 |
Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright • Francis Wright | ||
| 1904 |
Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford | ||
| 1905 |
Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright | ||
| 1906 |
Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb | ||
| 1907 |
Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward | ||
| 1908 |
Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young | ||
| 1909 | |||
