Odell Shepard | |
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| 86th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut | |
| In office 1941–1943 | |
| Governor | Robert A. Hurley |
| Preceded by | James L. McConaughy |
| Succeeded by | William L. Hadden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1884-07-22)July 22, 1884 Sterling, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | July 19, 1967(1967-07-19) (aged 82) New London, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Awards | |
Odell Shepard (July 22, 1884 inSterling, Illinois – July 19, 1967 inNew London, Connecticut) was an American professor,poet, andpolitician who was the86th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1941 to 1943.[1] He won aPulitzer Prize in 1938.[2]
Shepard was born in Illinois. He graduated fromHarvard University, and taught at the English department ofYale University. A professor of English atTrinity College from 1917 to 1946,[3] he was a mentor toAbbie Huston Evans.[4] He edited the works ofHenry David Thoreau,Louisa May Alcott, andHenry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Shepard wrote a biography ofBronson Alcott, the father of writerLouisa May Alcott and one of the foremostTranscendentalists:Pedlar's Progress: The Life of Bronson Alcott, published byLittle, Brown in 1937,[5] for which he won the 1938Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.[2]
His papers are held at Trinity College.[3]
He died in 1967.
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut 1941-1943 | Succeeded by |
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography (1926–1950) | ||
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