George Leander Shepley (October 11, 1854 – August 3, 1924) was an American politician.
Born in Dover, New Hampshire, Shepley attended public schools in Providence, where he had moved with his parents in 1856.
From 1879 he formed a partnership with James Starkweather and the firm, Starkweather & Shepley, afterwards incorporated, finally controlled one of the largest insurance businesses in the world, with offices in New York, Chicago and Boston.
After serving as Lieutenant Governor, Shepley also devoted himself to his passion for collecting books about the state of Rhode Island, eventually setting up his own library in Benefit Street, Providence.
Because of his interest in this literature, he was granted the honorary degree of A. M. by Brown University in 1921.