The Late T. L. Shepherd.

Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 131, 13 November 1884, Page 2

The Late T. L. Shepherd.

The Duaedin Evening Hjzrald gives the following inteiestiog obituary notice of Mr Thomas Luther Shepherd, who died from paralysis m the Dunedin Hospital on the 28th ult. : — The deceased gentleman was a native of London, and • m the early colonial days filled the position of managing clerk for a firm of solicitors at Sandhurst, Victoria. He , . was much respected there, and had excellent opportunities for doing well, but taking a uotion to go to Melbourne found himself among a great many others out tiferaployirient:' About the tiffie of the Hokitika rush he went from Melbourne to the West Coast, thenoe to Queenstown, where he obtained employment. witb^Mr. Campbell, a solicitor, and subsequently practised for himself at the Resident Magistrate's Court, as was allowed m those The late Mr Wilson Gray had a high opinion pi Mr. Shepherd's ability. In 1867, from among eight or nine candidates for the representation of the Qoldfields districts m the Provincial Council Messrs J. C. Brown, |Mr Mouat (solicitor), and the deceased wiere they three successful candidates^ ;Mr fcrown heading the poll 'with Mr cihepherd next. The latter was elected^ to the House of Representatives as member for the. Dunstan m the fifth Parliament of the colbny. Subsequently he was'appointed clerk to th^'Hesident Magistrate's CpurtjNaseby ;• thence hewasjEe^' moved to Paimersten, and afterwards to Charleston on the; West Coast, and t^ien : to Te Ahaura, where he resigned his appointment. Ever since he had been m a. desponding state. 6£ n>.ind,.an^ itis sup--those. wh6v the w 'him that the excitement consequent upon his hearing the news that some of those who had promised to use their influence m procuring him another Government sitda— ■•tioii ware 1 m office wds the* indirect caoae of his sudden illness. ' ' '