Matthias Shepler

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Matthias Shepler
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 18th district
In office
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
Serving with George Dunbar
Preceded byBenjamin Jones
Succeeded byDavid A. Starkweather
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Stark County district
In office
December 7, 1829 – December 4, 1831
Preceded byJohn Grubb
Succeeded byJames Allen
John Harris
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the Stark County district
In office
December 3, 1832 – December 4, 1836
Preceded byJohn Augustine
Succeeded byDavid A. Starkweather
Personal details
Born(1790-11-11)November 11, 1790
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
DiedApril 7, 1863(1863-04-07) (aged 72)
Navarre, Ohio
Resting placeShepler Church Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Three
ChildrenSeven

Matthias Shepler (November 11, 1790 – April 7, 1863) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1837 to 1839

Early life and career[]

Born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Shepler received a limited schooling. He served in the War of 1812. He moved to Ohio in April 1818 and settled in Bethlehem Township, Stark County, Ohio. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was in the Justice of the Peace for thirty years. County commissioner for two terms. He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1829. He served in the Ohio Senate in 1832.

Congress[]

Shepler was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839). He served as chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business (Twenty-fifth Congress).

Death[]

He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1838. He moved to Navarre, Ohio, in 1860, where he died April 7, 1863. He was interred in Shepler Church Cemetery, near Navarre.

Family life[]

Shepler was married three times, first in 1816. He had seven children.[1] He was a member of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Danner, John, ed. (1904). Old Landmarks of Canton and Stark County, Ohio. Logansport, Indiana: B F Brown. pp. 252–254. OCLC 79257924.

Sources[]

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Benjamin Jones 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 18th congressional district
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 		Succeeded by
David A. Starkweather
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