Edgar Sheppard
Rev. Canon James Edgar Sheppard KCVO (10 August 1845 – 30 August 1921) was an English clergyman who served as a Canon of Windsor from 1907 to 1921. He was born in Worcester, the son of Dr Edgar Sheppard, a Professor of Psychology at King's College, London, and his wife Anabel Marmont Sheppard. He studied at St John's College, Oxford, graduating in 1873.
He became Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal to King Edward VII and took part in the coronation of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra on 9 August 1902. For his service he was made a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) on 11 August 1902. In 1907 he was appointed to the ninth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, a post he held until his death in 1921. He was awarded KCVO in the 1914 Birthday Honours.
He married Mary Peters White, daughter of Richard White of Instow, in 1874, and they had four children: three sons and one daughter. Their eldest son was Edgar Sheppard (b. 26 June 1878), who served as a Lieutenant and then a Captain in Queen Alexandra's Own Hussars. Their second son was Arthur Montagu Sheppard (1879–1882). Their youngest son was Dick Sheppard (1880–1937), who followed his father into the church. Their daughter was Margaret Mary Sheppard (b. circa 1877).
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