Harold Shepard

Background

Shepard, Harold was born on November 28, 1897 in Paris, Idaho, United States. Son of Joseph Russell and Rose (Budge) Shepard.

Education

AB, Stanford University, 1919. Juris Doctor, Stanford University, 1922. Doctor of Laws, Tulane University, 1946.

Career

Professor of law, deanlaw school, U. Wyoming, 1922-1923; associate professor of law, Stanford University, 1923-1926; professor of law, Stanford University, 1926-1930, 49-61; William Nelson Cromwell professor of law, Stanford University professor of law emeritus, Stanford University, from 1961; professor of law, University of Chicago, 1930-1931; professor of law and dean law school, U. Washington, 1931-1936; Wald professor of contracts, U. Cincinnati, 1936-1939; professor of law, Duke U., 1940-1942; dean law school, Duke U., 1947-1949. Visiting professor law Columbia University, summer1929, University of Chicago, 1929-1930, University of Minnesota, summer 1930, Stanford University, 1932. Visiting professor Duke U., 1939-1940.

Visiting lawprof. U. Utah, 1961-1962. Secretary Association American Law Schools, 1937-1940, president, 1941.

Membership

2nd Lieutenant United States Army, World War I. Served as major, lieutenant colonel and colonel World World War II. Chief contract termination branch, later of legal division, Office Chief Ordinance.

Member American Bar Association, Wyoming Bar Association, Washington Bar Association, Ohio Bar Association Beta Kappa, Order of Coif (national president 1959-1961), Phi Alpha Delta, Theta Chi. M C.

Connections

Married Eleanor Stahman, June 9, 1921 (deceased). Married Marian Graham McCracken, February 18, 1959.

Father:

Joseph Russell Shepard

Mother:

Rose (Budge) Shepard

Spouse:

Eleanor Stahman

Spouse:

Marian Graham McCracken