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Daniel Shepherdson was a Methodist circuit rider.

Shepherdson was born in the United States. He was received on trial as a circuit rider at the 1815 conference. He was assigned to the Ridgeway circuit, and re-assigned there the next year. In 1817, he was given his deacon's orders. In 1818, he was assigned to the Westminister circuit in Upper Canada. Membership in the American Methodist church increased by 158 people that year. In 1819, he was assigned to the Niagara circuit. In 1820, the Niagara circuit was split into two, and Shepherdson was assigned to the newly created Lynn's Creek circuit. Between the two circuits, the Episcopal church saw a decrease in membership of sixty seven people. In 1821, he was assigned to the Ancaster circuit, where he rode alongside John Ryerson. The pair oversaw an increase in church membership from 579 to 594. In 1822, he was assigned to the Yonge Street circuit. The circuit saw a church membership decrease of thirty eight people. In 1823, he was assigned to the Long Point circuit, where he rode alongside Thomas Harmon. The pair oversaw a decrease of sixty-nine people.