John Albert Sheppard

John Albert Sheppard (September 1, 1875 – July 31, 1947) was an educator, farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada.

[1] He was born in Mount Forest, Ontario in 1875,[2] the son of Irish immigrant[3] John Sheppard and Margaret Reid.

[6] He was defeated by John Edwin Chisholm in a 1916 by-election[7] requested by Sheppard to "give him the opportunity of vindicating his character by an appeal to the people".

[8] Sheppard was reacting to the findings of a Royal Commission which found him guilty on two charges of receiving money in return for liquor licenses.

In 1926, Sheppard's team won the Governor General's Trophy – District Cup, with the Lakeview Curling Club.

John Albert Sheppard, Speaker of the Legislature, 1912-1917, in his official uniform
John Albert Sheppard's grave in Park Lawn Cemetery
Lakeview Curling Club (1926). John Albert Sheppard (top left) beside brother Thomas James Sheppard (bottom right)