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John Morris Sheppard (May 28, 1875 – April 9, 1941) was a Democratic United States Congressman and United States Senator from Texas. He authored the Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition) and introduced it in the Senate, and is referred to as "the father of national Prohibition."
The Morris Sheppard Papers, 1894-1953, reflect Sheppard's contributions as a U.S. Congressman and Senator, as well as his literary efforts.
A Democratic senator from Texas, Morris Sheppard (1875-1941) fought for progressive reforms such as banking regulation and women's suffrage. Although he served as Senate Democratic Party whip for four years, Sheppard is best remembered as the "Father of Prohibition."
10 avr. 2024 · Morris Sheppard “Old Master tells me I was born in November 1852, at the old home place about five miles east of Webbers Falls, not far from the east bank of the Illinois River. Master’s name was Joe Sheppard, and he was a Cherokee Indian, slim and handsome.
John Morris Sheppard was born May 28, 1875, on a Texas farm. His rise in life appeared foreordained. He was a direct descendant, through his mother, of Robert Morris, a Founding Father and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
The Story of Morris Sheppard (The screen is black and the following white letters appear in an impressive script: ONE-HUNDRED YEARS AGO, IN 1913, TEXAS SENATOR MORRIS SHEPPARD FROM TEXARKANA FIRST AGITATED FOR NATIONWIDE PROHIBITION. AT THAT MOMENT THERE HAD NEVER BEFORE BEEN A WESTERN NATION THAT HAD ENFORCED THE PROHIBITION OF ALCOHOL.
24 août 2011 · Learn about the life and career of Morris Sheppard, a leading Prohibitionist and progressive politician from Texas. He served in Congress and the Senate, supported women's suffrage and the New Deal, and died in 1941.
