Opposition. He shifted to the existing seat of Footscray in 1958 after the Ascot Vale seat was abolished in a redistribution. Shepherd died in office in 1958. He had collapsed at the opening ceremony of a youth centre at West Footscray, and was rushed to nearby Footscray Hospital but was dead on arrival. He received a state funeral and was cremated. Ern Shepherd Reserve in Maidstone and the Shepherd Bridge, which carries Footscray Road over the Maribyrnong River, are named for him. References |- |- |- 1901 births 1958 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly People from Bendigo Leaders of the Opposition in Victoria (Australia) 20th-century Australian politicians