Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Shepherd, R. W. 
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     R. W. SHEPHERD, assistant secretary and assistant treasurer of the 
Portland Electric Power Company, has been actively identified with corporation 
operations for a long period and is regarded as one of the most efficient and 
valuable officers of this company, with which he has been connected for twenty 
years. Mr. Shepherd was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is a son of 
George W. and Elizabeth (Roberts) Shepherd, both of whom are deceased, the 
father dying in 1876.
     R. W. Shepherd received a good public school education and when twelve 
years old went to Germany with his mother, brother and sister and attended the 
University of Leipzig. Returning to Philadelphia when twenty-three years old, 
he devoted his attention to the study of medicine for a short time, and then 
entered the employ of the Investment Company of Philadelphia, with which he 
remained five years, after which he was with the United Gas Improvement 
Company, of Philadelphia, until l907.  He became comptroller of the Rhode 
Island Company, an affiliated concern of the United Gas company, but in 1908 
came to Portland as auditor of the Portland Electric Power Company, with which 
he has remained to the present time. In January, 1921, he was made assistant 
secretary, assistant treasurer and general auditor of the company, and is 
still serving in those positions. He is a man of sincere purpose, does 
thoroughly and well whatever he undertakes and has rendered a type of service 
which has gained for him an enviable reputation for ability and judgment
     Mr. Shepherd was united in marriage to Miss Mary H. Kiefer, of 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and they are the parents of two children, Robert 
W., Jr., who graduated from the University of Oregon, with the degree of 
Bachelor of Arts, and is now a student in the law school of his alma mater, 
and George Austin, who is a junior in the University of Oregon, specializing 
in economics. Mr. Shepherd is a republican in his political views and has 
shown the proper interest in local public affairs. He is a member of the 
Multnomah Club, the Pennsylvania Club and the Chamber of Commerce. He has been 
loyal to the company of which he is an officer, is a director of several of 
its subsidiary companies, and his sterling character and excellent personal 
qualities have commended him to the good opinion of all who know him.


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History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Page 289

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