Edgar Sheppard Vanity Fair 24 March 1904

Edgar Sheppard Vanity Fair 12 April 1911

Rev. Canon. James Edgar Sheppard (10 August 1845 – 30 August 1921) was a

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from 1907 to 1921.

Early life and education

Sheppard was born in 1845 in

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,''1871 England Census'' the son of Dr Edgar Sheppard, Professor of Psychology at

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, and his wife, Anabel Marmont Sheppard.''England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975'' He was educated at

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and graduated in 1873.

Career

He was appointed: *Minor Canon of Windsor 1878 – 1884 *Priest in ordinary to

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1882 – 1884 *Sub Dean of the Chapels Royal and Chaplain to the Household at St James Palace. 1884 *Chaplain to the Duchess of Cambridge 1885 – 1889 *Hon. Chaplain to Queen Victoria 1886 – 1900; to the Duke of Cambridge 1889 – 1904, and to King Edward VII 1901 – 1909 *Permanent Reader and Chaplain of the Chapel Royal, Whitehall 1886 *Chaplain,

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1894 *

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1903 – 1910 *Sub Almoner 1910 *Domestic Chaplain to King George V and Queen Alexandra 1910 As Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal to King

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, he took part in the

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on 9 August 1902, and was invested as a Commander of the

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(CVO) two days after the ceremony, on 11 August 1902. He was appointed to the ninth stall in

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in 1907, a position he held until 1921. He was awarded KCVO in the 1914 Birthday Honours.''Aberdeen Journal'' – Tuesday 23 June 1914. p.8

Personal life

He married Mary Peters White, daughter of Richard White of Instow, in 1874, and they had three sons and one daughter. Their eldest son was Edgar Sheppard (b. 26 Jun 1878), served as a Lieutenant and finally a Captain in the 19th Q A O R (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars Cavalry. Their second son was Arthur Montagu Sheppard (1879–1882). Their youngest son was Dick Sheppard (1880–1937), who followed his father into the church. Their daughter was Margaret Mary Sheppard (b. circa 1877)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheppard, Edgar 1845 births 1921 deaths Clergy from Worcester, England Canons of Windsor Alumni of St John's College, Oxford Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order