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Charles Biddle Shepard

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Charles B. Shepard
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841
Preceded byJesse Speight
Succeeded byWilliam H. Washington
Personal details
BornDecember 5, 1808
New Bern, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedOctober 25, 1843 (aged 34)
New Bern, North Carolina, U.S.
Resting placeCedar Grove Cemetery
Political partyWhig (1837-1389) Democratic (1839-1841)

Charles Biddle Shepard (December 5, 1808 – October 25, 1843) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in New Bern, North Carolina, December 5, 1808; attended private schools of his native city and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1827; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1828 and commenced practice in New Bern, N.C.; elected to the State house of representatives to fill out the unexpired term of Jesse Speight and served in 1831 and 1832; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress and reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841); resumed the practice of his profession; died in New Bern, N.C., October 25, 1843; interment in Cedar Grove Cemetery.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 4th congressional district

1837–1841
Succeeded by