The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-12
CAPT. SHEPHERD DEAD.
COLLECTOR or THE LYNCHBUhG
DISTRICT CLOSES HIS CAREER.
Death Csme To Him In That City Last
Eveninx-Decee sed Was One Of the Best
Known Democrats In the state.

LYNCHBURG, VA, April n.-Speclai'-
Captain Hambleton Shepperd died here
this afternoon at $50 o'clock. lie was
born about fifty-nine years ago az Sooo
SnriuR near salem ~ &. his fatncr,
hon. a. HI. Shepperd, OF North CaI0hiid,
represented one of the districts o. 10
Oid North State in the Nat.0hdi IN
gress for a number OF years prlor 10 tne
war His son, hambleton, the suDJect
of this SKETCH inherited from MS lalhsI
the natural love Tor politics, ana "ouiu
doubtless have risen 10 prominence % a
politician in his native State had not tne
war come on. he at once volunteered
his services In defence Of his sear soutn-
land, anc during the historic suuss'S
came TO Virginia as an ofhcer on lhs
STAN of Major-1ienerdl Pender. de served
fhroughout the war, and at its close 10
Gated In the town OF NarrentOn, rdu-
outer county. where ne Afterwards mar
RED Miss Mary rant. OF that county
ASA LAWYER.
He practiced law In Warrenton, ana
was made a commissioner IN cnahceiS
for Warrenton. When the old Virginia
Midland railroad went into the hanus OF
receivers back In the seventies, captain
Charles NJ. Blackford appointed captain
Snepperd to VINO up the analrs OF thal
company. In speaking OF the captain III
this connection, Captain Blackford says
the details OF the great work were man
aged by. Captain ohepperd with signal
ability: that his papers and RECORDS We're
elaborate and elegantly prepared, and
that he concluded TIE business In a man.
ner entirely satisfactory 10 all parties
concerned.
his SERVICES IN 1883.
In 1888. the darkest hours OF Dem0cra-
~. the Virginia State Democratic Com
mlttee with Hon. john ). Barbour Tor
its chairman, chose Captain HambletCn
Shepperd for secretary: The same splen-
did executive ability that had sigrallZed
his former transactions was apparent IN
this campaign. and so completely was Re
publicanism overt I-OWn In Virginia mat
II has never since been able TO rally.
He continued TO serve his party until
the election of Mr. Cleveland In 1884, who
appointed him collector OF internal rcve-
nue. for the Western district Of Virginia
His record in this position was fine.
with ~. election of Mr. Harrison he
was retired to the ranks again, and Was
succeeded by Captain =. II. McCaun.
pursuits with more or less success. and
during part of the time was employed
in distributing the direct tax fund for
Fauquier county
REAPPOINTED COLLECTOR.
with the reelection OF Mr.. CLEVELAND
in 1892, Captain Shepperd was reappsinted
collector of internal revenue. s0twith-
standing the opposition of large nrr1-
Der of the best citizens, who were also
anxious for the position. His second term
has thus far been attended ny the same
excellent results ds the first.
He was taken sick nearly year ago
with some stomach trouole, ana though
he was solicited by his friends to take
a leave of absence. he positively refused
to leave his business, and stood 10 his
post. Since that time his health has
been waverng. first good and then bad.
On Thursday last he was taken with the
grip, which developed into pneumonia,
and il was only when this became the
case did he consent TO an application Tor
an EXTENDED leave OF absence. and when
il was too late, applied TO the DEPART
ment at Washington that he be allowed
a leave of thirty days
RIs FAMILY.
Besides his wife. he is survived by his
sister Mrs. General Pender; three sons
Messrs. Harry. of Admission. Ala; q. T.,
of Norfolk. and Hambleton, Jr- OF this
city-and two daushters-Mrs. William
son. OF Georgetown. and Mrs. NJ j.
Renick. of Washington, ID. c.
Captain Shepherd was light-hearted,
generous TO a fault, and thoroughly un-
selfish He had under him in the revenue
service over one hundred employees, and
to a man they loved him. He had pleas
ant word for every one he met and
every one who knew him was his friend.