MORRIS SHEPPARD

(John Morris Sheppard)


Morris Sheppard
Morris Sheppard
  • Born: May 28, 1875
  • Died: April 9, 1941
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John Morris Sheppard 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."