William Bostwick Sheppard

Personal

Birthday: 
10/4/1860
Birthplace: 
Bristol, FL
Date of Death: 
4/21/1934
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Candidate for state senate, Florida, 1888
Collector of customs, Apalachicola, Florida, 1889-1894, 1897-1901
Private practice, Apalachicola, Florida, 1891-1903
Mayor, Apalachicola, Florida, 1894
Candidate for attorney general, State of Florida, 1896
U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Florida, 1903-1907

Education

Name of School: 
University of North Carolina
Name of School - Second: 
Read law
Degree Year - Second: 
1891

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
Court Name: 

Florida Northern District Court

President Nominating: 
Theodore Roosevelt
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
5/20/1908
Termination Date: 
4/21/1934
Termination Reason: 
Death