James Sheafe

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James Sheafe

United States Senator from New Hampshire
In office March 4, 1801 – June 14, 1802
Preceded by	John Langdon
Succeeded by	William Plumer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large district (Seat 1)
In office March 4, 1799 – March 4, 1801
Preceded by	Peleg Sprague
Succeeded by	George B. Upham
Personal details
Born	(1755-11-16)November 16, 1755 Portsmouth, Province of New Hampshire
Died	December 5, 1829(1829-12-05) (aged 74) Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Political party	Federalist
Residence	Portsmouth
Alma mater	Harvard University

James Sheafe (November 16, 1755 – December 5, 1829) was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Portsmouth, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from Harvard College in 1774. He engaged in mercantile pursuits, was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1788 to 1790, a member of the New Hampshire Senate in 1791, 1793 and 1799, and a member of the state Executive Council in 1799.

Sheafe was elected as a Federalist to the Sixth Congress (March 4, 1799-March 4, 1801); he was then elected to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1801, until his resignation on June 14, 1802. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of New Hampshire in 1816 and died in Portsmouth; interment was in St. John's Church Cemetery.

References

James Sheafe at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

James Sheafe at Find a Grave

United States Senate
Preceded by John Langdon	U.S. Senator (Class 3) from New Hampshire 1801–1802 Served alongside: Samuel Livermore, Simeon Olcott	Succeeded by William Plumer

v t e United States Senators from New Hampshire

Class 2	Wingate Livermore Olcott Gilman Thompson Morril S. Bell Hubbard Woodbury Jenness Cilley Hale Atherton Williams Hale Cragin Rollins Pike Cheney Chandler Marston Chandler Burnham Hollis Keyes Bridges Murphy McIntyre Humphrey Smith Sununu Shaheen

Class 3	Langdon Sheafe Plumer Parker Cutts Mason Storer Parrott Woodbury Hill Page Pierce Wilcox Atherton Norris Wells J. Bell Clark Fogg Patterson Wadleigh C. Bell Blair Gallinger Drew Moses Brown Tobey Upton Cotton Wyman Cotton Durkin Rudman Gregg Ayotte

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 67699231 LCCN: n00078357

Persondata
Name	Sheafe, James
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	November 16, 1755
Place of birth	Portsmouth, Province of New Hampshire
Date of death	December 5, 1829
Place of death	Portsmouth, New Hampshire

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