Shepard, Edward Morse, 1850-1911

Lawyer, political reformer, and author, born in New York, July 23, 1850; his father died when he was 6 and August Belmont became his legal guardian; A.B., College of the City of New York (LL. D. Tulane, 1903; Washington and Lee, 1904; Williams, 1907); he instigated principles of civil service reform in New York State; became a member of Brooklyn Civil Service Commission; admitted to the bar, 1871; successful corporate lawyer; wealth from railroads in Mexico and Southwest; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for mayor of greater New York 1901; author of biography of Martin Van Buren (American statesmen series) and Memoirs of Dugdale; died 1911 at his Lake George summer home.

From the description of Letter to Editor, Atlantic monthly, 1904 September 18. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 61287924

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