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Shepley, George Foster

Born January 1, 1819, in Saco, ME
Died July 20, 1878, in Portland, ME

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the First Circuit
Nominated by Ulysses Grant on December 8, 1869, to a new seat authorized by 16 Stat. 44. Confirmed by the Senate on December 22, 1869, and received commission on December 22, 1869. Service terminated on July 20, 1878, due to death.

Education:
Harvard University
Dartmouth College, A.B., 1837
Read law, 1839

Professional Career:

Private practice, Bangor, Maine, 1839-1844
Private practice, Portland, Maine, 1844-1861, 1865-1866, 1867-1869
U.S. attorney for the District of Maine, 1848-1849, 1853-1861
U.S. Army brigadier general, 1861-1865
State representative, Maine, 1866-1867

Manuscript Collections

Maine Historical Society
Portland, Me.
George Foster Shepley correspondence 1861.
7 items; Miscellaneous correspondence, 1861, of George Foster Shepley of Portland, Maine, commanding officer of the 12th Maine Infantry Regiment, consisting of letters to and from Gen. Benjamin F. Butler and Gov. Israel Washburn about regimental affairs.

George Foster Shepley papers, 1840-1868.
62 items; finding aid; correspondence, letters of appointment to federal office, memoranda, meeting agendas, financial documents, and orders.

Papers of 12th Maine Regiment, 1861-1862; 2 boxes. Collection of military papers of Colonel George Foster Shepley of the 12th Maine Regiment consisting mostly of requisitions for supplies, military service vouchers, and enlistment reports, dated 1861 to 1862. Requisitions were handled by Lieutenant Horatio N. Jose, Quartermaster.

Portraits

George F. Shepley; artist unknown; Print; n.d.; Louisiana Collection Portrait File, Special Collections Division, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, La. Reference image courtesy of Howard-Tilton Memorial Library. Further reproduction prohibited without permission of the library.

Additional images:

Portrait of George Foster Shepley, Class of 1837; by Thomas Ball; Marble sculpture; 1872; Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., ref. #: S.922.2.

Bust of George Foster Shepley, Class of 1837; by Thomas Ball; Marble relief; 1879; Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., ref. #: S.950.70.

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Shepley, George Foster