Irene James Shepard (May 14, 1922 – April 13, 2014) was an American educator and politician.
Born in
Calais, Maine, Shepard received her bachelor's degree from
University of Maine
The University of Maine (UMaine or UMO) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Orono, Maine. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the Flagship universities, flagshi ...
. She then taught French and lived in
Hopkinton, New Hampshire where she was, after 50 years, the longest term living parishioner of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church of Hopkinton. Shepard served in the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
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, in 1975, 1977, 1979, 1983, and 1985, as a
Republican. In 1985, Shepard moved to
Weare, New Hampshire. Shepard died in
Concord, New Hampshire
Concord () is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2020 census the population was 43,976, making it the third largest city in New Hampshire behind Manchester and Nashua.
The village of ...
at the age of 91.
Irene James Shepard-obituary
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1922 births
2014 deaths
Politicians from Calais, Maine
University of Maine alumni
Women state legislators in New Hampshire
Republican Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
People from Hopkinton, New Hampshire
People from Weare, New Hampshire
21st-century American women
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