# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-shepard
# Generated: 2026-08-12T19:45:46.594Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-shepard"
name: "William Shepard"
slug: "william-shepard"
description: "William Shepard was a United States representative from Massachusetts (1797–1802), and a military officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. As a state militia leader he protected the Springfield Armory during Shays' Rebellion, firing cannon into the force of Daniel Shays and compelling them to disperse. He also served in town and state government and was a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council."
tagline: "Massachusetts American Revolutionary War officer, militia general during Shays' Rebellion (1737-1817)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gilbert_Stuart_Portrait_of_William_Shepard.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1737-12-01"
deathDate: "1817-11-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           40.75
  momentum:             0.6441717791411044
  historical:           5.679158666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shepard"
    title: "William Shepard"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AF_(%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A_%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%8C_%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AF_1737)"
    title: "ويليام شيبرد (سياسي أمريكي، مواليد 1737)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF"
    title: "ويليام شيپارد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shepard"
    title: "William Shepard"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shepard"
    title: "William Shepard"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%90%D7%9D_%D7%A9%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%93_(%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%99)"
    title: "ויליאם שפרד (פוליטיקאי)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2580542"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump