About James O. Sheppard
Lived 1890 – 1973 (aged 82–83). James O. Sheppard was an American politician.
James Orlando Sheppard (August 29, 1890 – February 1, 1973) was an American politician. He served as 73rd lieutenant governor of South Carolina from 1931 to 1935.
Life and career Sheppard attended Edgefield High School and the University of South Carolina.
Sheppard served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1921 to 1926.
In 1930, Sheppard was elected to the South Carolina lieutenant governorship, succeeding Thomas Bothwell Butler. He served until 1935, when he was succeeded by Joseph Emile Harley.
Sheppard died on February 1, 1973, at the age of 82.
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