John Albert Sheppard (September 1, 1875 – 1947) was an educator, farmer and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1916 as a

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. He was born in

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in 1875, the son of John Sheppard and Margaret Reid, and was educated in Mount Forest and at the

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. Sheppard taught school in Ontario and in the

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district. In 1896, he married Florence Herring. Sheppard was speaker for the Saskatchewan assembly from 1912 to 1916. He was defeated by

John Edwin Chisholm John Edwin Chisholm (July 6, 1882 – 1964) was a lawyer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Moose Jaw County from 1916 to 1917 as a Conservative. He was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, the son of John Chisholm and Christina ...

in a 1916 by-election requested by Sheppard to "give him the opportunity of vindicating his character by an appeal to the people". Sheppard was reacting to the findings of a Royal Commission which found him guilty on two charges of receiving money in return for liquor licenses. He died in 1947.

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1875 births 1947 deaths Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub