Ernest Shepperson

Sir Ernest Whittome Shepperson, 1st Baronet (4 October 1874 – 22 August 1949) was a Conservative Party politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Leominster from 1922 to 1945.

Political career

Shepperson was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Leominster in the 1922 general election as a member of the Conservative Party. As a farmer himself, he focused on agriculture and was a "champion" for the causes of other farmers.^[1] During discussions around the Import Duties Act 1932, he argued that imported meat should be taxed "in the interests of agriculture".^[2] He retired from parliament in 1945.^[3]

He also served as a magistrate.^[4]

Shepperson was knighted as part of the 1929 Dissolution Honours.^[5] He was made a baronet in the 1945 Dissolution Honours.^[4] The title became extinct on his death.

Personal life

He was born in the village of Benwick.

Shepperson died on 22 August 1949 at his home in Upwood, Huntingdonshire.^[1]