Background
Shepard, William Orville was born on April 11, 1862 in Sterling, Illinois, United States. Son of William Harrison and Caroline L. (Reed) Shepard.
Shepard, William Orville was born on April 11, 1862 in Sterling, Illinois, United States. Son of William Harrison and Caroline L. (Reed) Shepard.
Bachelor of Arts, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, 1885. Bachelor of Divinity, DePauw School of Theology, 1886. Doctor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, 1895.
Doctor of Divinity, DePauw, 1896.
Doctor of Laws, same, 1912.
Ordained Mechanical Engineering ministry, 1886. Pastor of churches in Chicago and vicinity, 1886-1909. District superintendent, Chicago Northern District, 1909-1912.
Bishop Methodist Episcopal Church, May since 1912.
Author: Oakland Sermons, 1896.
Married Emily Odell, August 15, 1883.