Family and Education
b. 6 Apr. 1760, o.s. of Henry Shepherd, jeweller and toymaker, of 85 Cornhill, London. educ. Merchant Taylors’ sch. 1773-4; (?Dr Rose’s sch.) Chiswick 1774-6, I. Temple 1776, called 1781. m. 1 Jan. 1783, Elizabeth, da. of John White of Hicks’s Hall, St. Sepulchre, Mdx., and sis. of John White, attorney-gen. Upper Canada 1791-1800, 1s. suc. fa. 1794; Kntd. 11 May 1814.
Offices Held
Serjt.-at-law 18 Apr. 1796; King’s serjt. 1796; King’s ancient serjt. 1811; solicitor-gen. to Prince of Wales June 1812 – Dec. 1813; solicitor-gen. Dec. 1813 – May 1817, attorney-gen. May 1817 – June 1819; chief baron of Exchequer [S] June 1819 – Feb. 1830; PC 23 July 1819.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: 38 Bloomsbury Square, Mdx.
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
SHEPHERD, Samuel (1760-1840)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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