George Foster Shepley | |
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| Judge of theUnited States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit | |
| In office December 22, 1869 – July 20, 1878 | |
| Appointed by | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 16 Stat. 44 |
| Succeeded by | John Lowell |
| Military Governor of Richmond | |
| In office April 3, 1865 – July 3, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph C. Mayo (Mayor) |
| Succeeded by | David J. Saunders Sr. (Mayor) |
| 18thGovernor of Louisiana | |
| In office July 2, 1862 – March 4, 1864 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Overton Moore |
| Succeeded by | Michael Hahn |
| Mayor of New Orleans (acting) | |
| In office May 20, 1862 – July 11, 1862 | |
| Preceded by | John T. Monroe |
| Succeeded by | Godfrey Weitzel (acting) |
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| Born | (1819-01-01)January 1, 1819 |
| Died | July 20, 1878(1878-07-20) (aged 59) |
| Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery Portland, Maine |
| Education | Harvard University Dartmouth College (A.B.) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1861 - 1865 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
George Foster Shepley (January 1, 1819 – July 20, 1878) was an officer in theUnion Army during theAmerican Civil War, military governor ofLouisiana and aUnited States circuit judge of theUnited States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit.
Born on January 1, 1819, inSaco, Maine,[1] Shepley attendedHarvard University, received anArtium Baccalaureus degree in 1837 fromDartmouth College andread law in 1839.[1] He entered private practice inBangor, Maine, from 1839 to 1844.[1] He continued private practice inPortland, Maine from 1844 to 1861.[1] He served as theUnited States Attorney for the District of Maine from 1848 to 1849 and from 1853 to 1861.[1] He served as a Brigadier General in theUnited States Army during theAmerican Civil War from 1861 to 1865.[1] He resumed private practice in Portland from 1865 to 1866.[1] He was a member of theMaine House of Representatives from 1866 to 1867.[1] He again resumed private practice in Portland from 1867 to 1869.[1]
Shepley was commissioned a Colonel of the 12th Maine Infantry on November 16, 1861.[2] He was assigned to the Department of the Gulf, commanding a brigade during the New Orleans campaign from April 18, 1862, to May 1, 1862.[2] He served as military governor ofNew Orleans, Louisiana from May 1862 to July 1862, and then served as military governor of the Union-occupied parishes of Louisiana until March 1864.[2] He was appointed Brigadier General of Volunteers on July 18, 1862.[2] He briefly headed a district inVirginia and then served as chief of staff of XXV Corps, in theArmy of the James.[2] He then served as military governor ofRichmond, Virginia from April 3, 1865, to July 1, 1865, when he resigned his military commission to return to private practice.[2]
Shepley was nominated by PresidentUlysses S. Grant on December 8, 1869, to theUnited States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 16 Stat. 44.[1] He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on December 22, 1869, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on July 20, 1878, due to his death in Portland.[1] He was interred atEvergreen Cemetery in Portland.[3] His tombstone has his birth date as January 1, 1819.[3]
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| Preceded by | Mayor of New Orleans (acting) 1862 | Succeeded by Godfrey Weitzel (acting) |
| Preceded by | Governor of Louisiana 1862–1864 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded byas Mayor of Richmond | Military Governor of Richmond 1865 | Succeeded byas Mayor of Richmond |
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit 1869–1878 | Succeeded by |
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