Eleanor Parker Sheppard | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Richmond | |
| In office January 10, 1968 – January 11, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Harold H. Dervishian |
| Succeeded by | Walter H. Emroch |
| 66th Mayor of Richmond, Virginia | |
| In office July 1, 1962 – June 30, 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Claude W. Woodward |
| Succeeded by | Morrill Martin Crowe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eleanor Parker July 24, 1907 Pelham, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 1991 (aged 83) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Thomas E. Sheppard
(m. 1928; died 1987) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Limestone College |
Eleanor Parker Sheppard (July 24, 1907 – March 13, 1991) was an American civic activist and Democratic politician who became the first woman to be elected to the city council of Richmond, Virginia, and later became her adopted city's first female mayor, then represented its citizens in the Virginia General Assembly for a decade. She helped create Virginia Commonwealth University.[1]