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Sheppard Mullens

1829–1871

United States

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Sheppard Mullens, sometimes spelled Shepart Mullins or Shepherd Mullens, (1829 – August 7, 1871) was an African American public official and state legislator in Texas. He served one term in the Texas House of Representatives and also served as a delegate to the state's 1868 Constitutional Convention.

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