George H. Sheppard

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. George Hartfield Sheppard was Texas State Comptroller from 1930 until he died in office in 1949. Sheppard was born November 4, 1874, in Waco, Texas. The son of Andrew M. Sheppard and Sarah Hartfield, they left Waco for West Texas, where Sheppard was raised on a ranch. He was educated in public schools around Abilene, Texas and Ballinger, Texas and in the summers, he attended normal institutes to be a schoolteacher. After graduation, he took a business course in Abilene, which prepared him for his later life. Sheppard also taught school in West Texas.... Mehr