Daniel Sheffey
| Daniel Sheffey | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th district |
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In office March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1817 |
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| Preceded by | Abram Trigg |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Smyth |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Augusta County | |
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In office 1822 Alongside Briscoe Baldwin |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Wythe County | |
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In office 1808 Alongside Joseph Crockett |
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In office 1800–1803 Alongside John Evans and Alexander Smyth |
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| Member of the Virginia Senate from Botetourt, Grayson, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Lee, Monroe, Montgomery, Russell, Tazewell, Washington and Wythe Counties | |
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In office 1804–1807 |
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| Preceded by | James Patton Preston |
| Succeeded by | Francis Smith |
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| Born | 1770 Frederick, Maryland |
| Died | December 3, 1830 (aged 59–60) Warm Springs, Virginia |
| Resting place | Staunton, Virginia |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Profession | lawyer |
Daniel Sheffey (1770 – December 3, 1830) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.
He was born in Frederick, Maryland to Johann Adam Schieffe, a cobbler, and his wife Magdelena Loehr of Südwestpfalz, Germany. They had immigrated to Maryland about 1764. Largely self-educated, Sheffey pursued classical studies. Apprenticed as a shoemaker in his father's shop, he spent his leisure hours observing nature and the mysteries of astronomy; upon attaining his majority, he walked to Winchester, Virginia and began plying his trade until he built up his resources. He moved to Wytheville, Virginia, in 1791.
He worked at his trade, all the while he attained a reputation for quick wit and immense intellect. Finally, he was received as a student into the office of Alexander Smyth, Esq. an eminent lawyer in that part of the state, and afterwards commander of the northern army during the War of 1812 . He was admitted to the bar July 1, 1802, and commenced the practice of his profession in Wytheville. He moved to Staunton, Virginia where he continued the practice of law. He served as member of the Virginia State House of Delegates 1800-1804. He served in the Virginia State senate, 1804-1808.
Sheffey was elected as a Federalist to the Eleventh and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1817). On Jan. 30, 1812, he married Maria Hanson, the daughter of Lt. Col. Samuel Hanson of Mulberry Grove, Maryland and great-niece to John Hanson, President of the Contenental Congress. In 1814, Sheffey was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society. He was again a member of the Virginia State House of Delegates in 1822 and 1823.
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