George Foster Shepley (judge)

George Foster Shepley
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit
In office
December 22, 1869 – July 20, 1878
Appointed byUlysses S. Grant
Preceded bySeat established by 16 Stat. 44
Succeeded byJohn Lowell
Military Governor of Richmond
In office
April 3, 1865 – July 3, 1865
Preceded byJoseph C. Mayo (Mayor)
Succeeded byDavid J. Saunders Sr. (Mayor)
18th Governor of Louisiana
In office
July 2, 1862 – March 4, 1864
Preceded byThomas Overton Moore
Succeeded byMichael Hahn
Mayor of New Orleans (acting)
In office
May 20, 1862 – July 11, 1862
Preceded byJohn T. Monroe
Succeeded byGodfrey Weitzel (acting)
Personal details
Born
George Foster Shepley

(1819-01-01)January 1, 1819
Saco, Maine
DiedJuly 20, 1878(1878-07-20) (aged 59)
Portland, Maine
Resting placeEvergreen Cemetery
Portland, Maine
EducationHarvard University
Dartmouth College (A.B.)
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George Foster Shepley (January 1, 1819 – July 20, 1878) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, military governor of Louisiana and a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit.