Charles Biddle Shepard (December 5, 1808 – October 25, 1843) was a
Congressional Representative from
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
; born in
New Bern, North Carolina
New Bern, formerly called Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29,524, which had risen to an estimated 29,994 as of 2019. It is the county seat of Craven County and t ...
, December 5, 1808; attended private schools of his native city and graduated from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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in 1827; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1828 and commenced practice in New Bern, N.C.; elected to the
State house of representatives to fill out the unexpired term of
Jesse Speight
Jesse Speight (September 22, 1795May 1, 1847) was a North Carolina and Mississippi politician in the nineteenth century.
Born in Greene County, North Carolina, Speight attended country schools as a child. He was a member of the North Carolina H ...
and served in 1831 and 1832; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress and reelected as a
Democrat
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to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841); resumed the practice of his profession; died in New Bern, N.C., October 25, 1843; interment in
Cedar Grove Cemetery.
[Find A Grave: Cedar Grove Cemetery]
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See also
* Twenty-fifth United States Congress
The 25th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 183 ...
* Twenty-sixth United States Congress
The 26th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1839 ...
References
External links
U.S. Congressional Biographical Directory
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1808 births
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
1843 deaths
Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
North Carolina Democrats
Politicians from New Bern, North Carolina
Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina
19th-century American politicians
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