Zebulon Rudd Shipherd (November 15, 1768 – November 1, 1841) was aUnited States Representative from New York.^[1] Born inGranville,Washington County, he completed preparatory studies, studied law withRoger Skinner, was admitted to thebar, and commenced practice in Granville. His wife, Elizabeth Bull, had one child, Fayette. Elizabeth (known as Betsey) and Zebulon had two children together,John J Shipherd (co-founder of bothOberlin andOlivet Colleges) and Minerva Shipherd.

Shipherd was elected as aFederalist to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815). He resumed the practice of his profession in Granville and was a trustee ofMiddlebury College (inMiddlebury, Vermont) from 1819 to 1841. He moved toMoriah,Essex County about 1830, where he died in 1841; interment was in the Moriah Corners Cemetery. He was also a slaveowner.^[2][3]

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• 1768 births
• 1841 deaths
• People from Granville, New York
• Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
• People from Moriah, New York
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