SHEPHERD, THOMAS LUTHER (1829-84) was born in London. He came to Victoria, and was managing clerk to a firm of solicitors at Sandhurst. Then he moved to Melbourne, and came to New Zealand with the rush to Hokitika. From there he moved to Queenstown, and was employed as a law clerk and afterwards practising on his own account. Wilson Gray thought highly of him. In 1867 he was elected to the Provincial Council for Goldfields (with J. C. Brown and Mouat). In 1870 he was defeated. Having moved to Naseby, he defeated Fraser in 1871 for Dunstan, which he represented until 1873. From 1871-75 also he was M.H.R. for that constituency. After being defeated he retired from politics. Shepherd was later employed as clerk of the court and gold receiver at Naseby and subsequently at Palmerston, Charleston and Ahaura. He died on 28 Oct 1884.

Parltry Record; Otago P.C. Proc.; Evening Herald (Dunedin), 29 Oct 1884; Otago Witness, 8 Sep 1931. Portrait: Parliament House.

Reference: Volume 2, page 151

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