Background
Shedd was born in Denmark, Iowa in 1847, the only son of George Shedd, a medical doctor, and Abigail Houston.
lieutenant lieutenant governor politician
Shedd was born in Denmark, Iowa in 1847, the only son of George Shedd, a medical doctor, and Abigail Houston.
In 1864 he joined the army and fought in the American Civil War. In 1871, he moved to Ashland, Nebraska. In 1885, he was elected lieutenant governor, and served for two terms.
Shedd married Katharine Lee Graves in 1874, and had six children.
Shedd died on October 6, 1905. Shedd"s son George Clifford Shedd became a novelist, whose works included The Incorrigible Dukane.
He was a member of the Nebraska constitutional convention in 1875, and became Speaker of the Nebraska House in 1881.