Ether Shepley (November 2, 1789 – January 15, 1877) was an American politician.

He attended Groton Academy, (now Lawrence Academy at Groton) and in 1814 graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Shepley became a member of the Massachusetts General Court in 1819; the following year, he was a delegate to the Maine constitutional convention, which drew up the constitution for Maine when it became a state.

He served on the Court until October 22, 1855 (he was not a candidate for renomination).

The following year he was appointed as the sole commissioner to revise the public laws of Maine.