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Alexander Robey Shepherd Sr.

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Alexander Robey Shepherd Sr.

Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Death
12 Sep 1902 (aged 67)
Batapilillas, Uruachi Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Plot
Section: K, Lot: 216, Grave: 1
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District of Columbia Governor. He was the last person to serve as the Governor of the District of Columbia.
A plaque at the base of a statue of Alexander Shepherd (corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 13th Street, NW, Washington, DC) states:
Alexander Robey Shepherd
Governor, Territory of the District of Columbia (1773-1874)
Born Washington, D.C., January 31, 1835
Died Batopilas, Mexico, September 12, 1902
Buried Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Civil War Union Veteran, Entrepreneur, Civic Leader
Advanced L'Enfant's Plan Through Public Works
Introduced Modern Silver Mining in Mexico
Statue Dedicated 1909, Removed 1979, Returned 2005
District of Columbia Governor. He was the last person to serve as the Governor of the District of Columbia.
A plaque at the base of a statue of Alexander Shepherd (corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 13th Street, NW, Washington, DC) states:
Alexander Robey Shepherd
Governor, Territory of the District of Columbia (1773-1874)
Born Washington, D.C., January 31, 1835
Died Batopilas, Mexico, September 12, 1902
Buried Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Civil War Union Veteran, Entrepreneur, Civic Leader
Advanced L'Enfant's Plan Through Public Works
Introduced Modern Silver Mining in Mexico
Statue Dedicated 1909, Removed 1979, Returned 2005

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Apr 25, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2198/alexander_robey-shepherd: accessed ), memorial page for Alexander Robey Shepherd Sr. (30 Jan 1835–12 Sep 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 2198, citing Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.