James Sheafe

Infobox Senator
name = James Sheafe


imagesize=150px
jr/sr =United States Senator
state = New Hampshire
term_start = March 4, 1801
term_end = June 14, 1802
preceded = John Langdon
succeeded = William Plumer
office2=Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large district (Seat 1)
term_start2=March 4, 1799
term_end2=March 3, 1801
predecessor2=Peleg Sprague
successor2=George B. Upham
date of birth=birth date|1755|11|16|mf=y
place of birth=Portsmouth, Province of New Hampshire
dead = dead
date of death=death date and age|1829|12|5|1755|11|16
place of death=Portsmouth, New Hampshire
residence=Portsmouth
spouse=
profession=
religion=
alma_mater=Harvard University
party=Federalist|

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 3, 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.

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