. . . . "United States Senator from Texas" . "1941Z"^^ . . . . . . . . "1941-04-09Z"^^ . "John Morris Sheppard (May 28, 1875 \u2013 April 9, 1941) was a Democratic United States Congressman and United States Senator from Texas. He authored the Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition) and introduced it in the Senate, so that he is referred to as \"the father of national Prohibition.\""@en . . . "1875-05-28Z"^^ . . . . . . . . "1875Z"^^ . . . . "Sheppard, Morris"@en . . . "John Morris Sheppard"@en .