Morris Sheppard | |
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| Senate Minority Whip | |
| In office March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933 | |
| Leader | Joseph Taylor Robinson |
| Preceded by | Peter G. Gerry |
| Succeeded by | Felix Hebert |
| United States Senator from Texas | |
| In office February 3, 1913 – April 9, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Rienzi Johnston |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Houston |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas | |
| In office November 15, 1902 – February 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | John Levi Sheppard |
| Succeeded by | Horace Worth Vaughan |
| Constituency | 4th district (1902–03) 1st district (1903–13) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Morris Sheppard May 28, 1875 Morris County, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | April 9, 1941 (aged 65) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Lucille Sanderson |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Parent(s) | John Levi Sheppard Margaret Alice Eddins |
| Relatives | Connie Mack III (grandson) Richard S. Arnold (grandson) Morris S. Arnold (grandson) Connie Mack IV (great-grandson) |
| Education | University of Texas, Austin (BA, LLB) Yale University (LLM) |
John Morris Sheppard (May 28, 1875 – April 9, 1941) was a Democratic United States Congressman and United States Senator from Texas. He authored the Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition) and introduced it in the Senate, and is referred to as "the father of national Prohibition."[1]
- ^ Brown, Norman D. (1984). Hood, bonnet, and little brown jug: Texas politics, 1921–1928. Texas A&M University Press. p. 226. ISBN 0-89096-157-3. Retrieved October 17, 2011.[permanent dead link]