George Foster Shepley | |
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Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit | |
In office December 22, 1869 – July 20, 1878 | |
Appointed by | Ulysses S. Grant |
Preceded by | Seat established by 16 Stat. 44 |
Succeeded by | John Lowell |
Military Governor of Richmond | |
In office April 3, 1865 – July 3, 1865 | |
Preceded by | Joseph C. Mayo (Mayor) |
Succeeded by | David J. Saunders Sr. (Mayor) |
18th Governor of Louisiana | |
In office July 2, 1862 – March 4, 1864 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Overton Moore |
Succeeded by | Michael Hahn |
Mayor of New Orleans (acting) | |
In office May 20, 1862 – July 11, 1862 | |
Preceded by | John T. Monroe |
Succeeded by | Godfrey Weitzel (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | George Foster Shepley January 1, 1819 Saco, Maine |
Died | July 20, 1878 Portland, Maine | (aged 59)
Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery Portland, Maine |
Education | Harvard University Dartmouth College (A.B.) read law |
George Foster Shepley (January 1, 1819 – July 20, 1878) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, military governor of Louisiana and a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit.