Background
Shepherd was born in Aberdeen.
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Alexander Shepherd
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He arrived in Wellington on the New York Packet from London in 1842, where he was delayed by a month before the next vessel went to Auckland, then the seat of the Government. Shepherd was appointed Colonial Treasurer on 9 May 1842, succeeding George Cooper. When New Zealand gained self-government with the formation of the Fitzgerald Ministry on 14 June 1854, Shepherd"s role was disestablished and he was given a government pension.
Shepherd"s stepdaughter, Jane Augusta Griffith, married Frederick Whitaker at Saint Paul"s Church in Auckland on 4 March 1843.
Shepherd died on 20 July 1859 aged 61 years in Auckland after a short illness.
Membership
He thus became a member of the Executive Council of the Crown Colony, with the role of Colonial Treasurer being the fourth most senior role at the time (after Governor, Colonial Secretary and Attorney-General).
