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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."
John Morris Sheppard (* 28. Mai 1875 in Wheatville, Morris County, Texas; † 9. April 1941 in Washington, D.C.) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker ( Demokratische Partei ), der den Bundesstaat Texas in beiden Kammern des US-Kongresses vertrat.
17. Jan. 2020 · Die Abstinenz-Aktivisten triumphierten am 10. Februar 1913, als der texanische Senator Morris Sheppard den 18. Zusatzartikel zur Verfassung einbrachte. "Ein Jahr nach Ratifizierung dieses...
John Morris Sheppard (* 28. Mai 1875 in Wheatville , Morris County , Texas ; † 9. April 1941 in Washington, D.C. ) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker ( Demokratische Partei ), der den Bundesstaat Texas in beiden Kammern des US-Kongresses vertrat.
Morris Sheppard: A Featured Biography. A Democratic senator from Texas, Morris Sheppard (1875-1941) fought for progressive reforms such as banking regulation and women's suffrage. Although he served as Senate Democratic Party whip for four years, Sheppard is best remembered as the "Father of Prohibition."
Sheppard was a dedicated student of English litera ture who compiled an unpublished 35-volume work entitled Selected Comments of Shakespeare on Over 4,000 Subjects. B oris Gordon executed this portrait of Morris Sheppard in 1941, shortly after the senator’s death. A gift to the Senate from Sheppard’s family, it was accepted and unveiled later
Morris Sheppard “Old Master tells me I was born in November 1852, at the old home place about five miles east of Webbers Falls, not far from the east bank of the Illinois River. Master’s name was Joe Sheppard, and he was a Cherokee Indian, slim and handsome. Pappy’s name was Caesar Sheppard and Mammy's name was Easter. I had two brothers ...
