Morris Sheppard

Morris Sheppard
Senate Minority Whip
In office
March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933
LeaderJoseph Taylor Robinson
Preceded byPeter G. Gerry
Succeeded byFelix Hebert
United States Senator
from Texas
In office
February 3, 1913 – April 9, 1941
Preceded byRienzi Johnston
Succeeded byAndrew Houston
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas
In office
November 15, 1902 – February 3, 1913
Preceded byJohn Levi Sheppard
Succeeded byHorace Worth Vaughan
Constituency4th district (1902–03)
1st district (1903–13)
Personal details
Born
John Morris Sheppard

(1875-05-28)May 28, 1875
Morris County, Texas, U.S.
DiedApril 9, 1941(1941-04-09) (aged 65)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLucille Sanderson
Children3 daughters
Parent(s)John Levi Sheppard
Margaret Alice Eddins
RelativesConnie Mack III (grandson)
Richard S. Arnold (grandson)
Morris S. Arnold (grandson)
Connie Mack IV (great-grandson)
EducationUniversity 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]

  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]