1. John Morris Sheppard was a Democratic United States Congressman and United States Senator from Texas.
11 Facts About Morris Sheppard
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Morris Sheppard began practicing law with his father in Pittsburg, Texas and later Texarkana.
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In 1902, Morris Sheppard was elected as a Democrat to replace his deceased father in the United States House of Representatives.
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Morris Sheppard held the seat until his resignation in 1913, when the Texas legislature elected him to the United States Senate.
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Morris Sheppard served as Democratic whip between 1929 and 1933.
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Morris Sheppard held his Senate seat until his death in Washington, DC in 1941.
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Morris Sheppard was an advocate of women's suffrage in the United States.
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Morris Sheppard was not helped by a single "dry" senator and he relented, the motion passing by 63 votes to 23.
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Rather than sending the bill to a conference committee, Morris Sheppard asked the Senate to pass the bill unanimously without reading the bill or the amendments.
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Morris Sheppard died in office of a brain hemorrhage on April 9,1941.
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Morris Sheppard is interred at Hillcrest Cemetery in Texarkana, Texas.