Background
Shepherd, Henry Elliot was born on January 17, 1844 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Jesse George and Catharine Isabella (Dobbin) Shepherd.
Shepherd, Henry Elliot was born on January 17, 1844 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Jesse George and Catharine Isabella (Dobbin) Shepherd.
Davidson College, North Carolina. University of Virginia, 1860-1861. Master of Arts, Lafayette College, Pennsylvania, 1875.
Doctor of Laws, Davidson, 1883, University of North Carolina, 1883.
Entered Confederate Army at 17. Severely wounded at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863. Professor English and history, Baltimore City College, 1868-1875.
Superintendent of instruction, Baltimore, 1875-1882.
President College of Charleston, South Carolina., 1882-1897.
Married Kate MacGregor Pinkerton Goodridge, June 25, 1867 (died 1920).