Sir Samuel Shepherd KS PC FRSE was a British barrister, judge and politician who served as Attorney General for England and Lord Chief Baron of the Scottish Court of Exchequer.
10 Facts About Samuel Shepherd
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Samuel Shepherd soon joined the home circuit, a place where, along with the Court of Common Pleas, he had great success.
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Samuel Shepherd came to fame in 1810 in his defence of Francis Burdett in his dispute with the House of Commons.
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In December 1813, Samuel Shepherd was made Solicitor General for England, and returned to Parliament for Dorchester on 11 April 1814.
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Samuel Shepherd received a knighthood from the Prince Regent on 11 May 1814, and became Attorney General for England in 1817.
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Samuel Shepherd was an excellent and popular lawyer, who would have become far more successful if it was not for his deafness; he refused the offices of both Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench and Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, partly due to his deafness and partly because he refused to hold a judicial office that involved the trial of prisoners.
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Samuel Shepherd's proposers were Sir William Adam of Blair Adam, Henry Mackenzie and Thomas Charles Hope.
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Samuel Shepherd served as the sciety's vice president from 1823 to 1830.
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In February 1830 Samuel Shepherd was forced to retire due to ill health.
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Samuel Shepherd died in a cottage at Streatley, Berkshire on 3 November 1840.