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James Sheafe
b.16 Nov 1755 Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
d.5 Dec 1829 Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
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Name James Sheafe
Gender Male
Birth[1] 16 Nov 1755 Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Marriage to Sarah Meserve
Death[1] 5 Dec 1829 Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Burial[1] St. John's Church/Queen's Chapel Burying Ground, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Reference Number? Q1681092?


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James Sheafe (November 16, 1755December 5, 1829) was a United States representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Portsmouth in the Province of New Hampshire, 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.

In 1815, Sheafe was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society.

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