Born: April 23, 1847
Brenham, Texas

Died: December 3, 1917
Washington, D.C.

Seth Shepard

Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit. Nominated by Grover Cleveland on April 14, 1893, to a new seat authorized by 27 Stat. 434; Confirmed by the Senate on April 15, 1893, and received commission on April 15, 1893. Service terminated on January 19, 1905, due to appointment to another judicial position.

Chief Justice, U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Nominated by Theodore Roosevelt on December 16, 1904, to a seat vacated by Richard H. Alvey; Confirmed by the Senate on January 5, 1905, and received commission on January 5, 1905. Service terminated on September 30, 1917, due to retirement.

Washington College (now Washington and Lee University), B.L., 1868

Frame Dimensions
Oil on canvas 44″ X 33″

Artist
Louis H. Gebhard (1869 – 1924) was born in, and was a life-time resident of, Washington, D.C. He studied under L.P. Spinner. His first studio was on F Street, N.W., and he later opened a studio on Pennsylvania Avenue, the place where he died. Devoting his life to portrait painting, Mr. Gebhard painted an oil portrait of George Washington which has been displayed in Alexandria, Virginia, in the George Washington National Masonic Memorial. Unmarried, Mr. Gebhard lived with two of his three sisters.

Year Painted
1919

The Shepard Courts 1905-1907

Professional Career:

Army of the Confederacy Private, 1864-1865
Private practice, Brenham, Texas, 1868- 1874
Member, Texas State Senate, 1874-1875
Private practice, Galveston, Texas, -1886
Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1886-1893
Lecturer in law, Georgetown University, 1895-1910

University of Texas at Austin Center for American History, Austin, Tex.

  • Thomas Dudley Wooten papers, 1881-1899; 658 items; represented.
Judges of the D.C. Circuit Courts