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Shaw, Robert Gould – Sheffer, Daniel

Shaw, Robert Gould

soldier, was born Oct. 10, 1837, in Boston, Mass. He became colonel of the fifty-fourth Massachusetts, the first regiment of colored troops from a free state that was mustered into the United States service. He died July 18, 1863, in Fort Wagner, S. C.

Shaw, Samuel

physician, surgeon, state legislator, congressman, was born in December, 1768, in Dighton, Mass. In 1799 he was returned as a member of the Vermont legislature, and was for some time a member of the state council. He was a representative in congress from Vermont from 1808 to 1813. On his retirement from congress he was appointed surgeon in the army, and removed to the city of New York. He died Oct. 22, 1827, in Clarendon, Vt.

Shaw, Thomas

educator, author, was born in 1843 in Ontario. He is a Canadian educator, since 1893 professor of animal husbandry at the Minnesota agricultural experiment station, and the author of The First Principles of Agriculture; and Weeds and How to Eradicate Them.

Shaw, Thompson Darrah

naval officer, was born Aug. 20, 1801, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was retired in 1862 on his own application, after more than forty years' service. He was continued on special duty at New York, Philadelphia, and Boston in 1863-67, and was promoted to commodore on the retired list in 1867. He died July 26, 1874, in Germantown, Pa.

Shaw, Tristam

congressman, was born in 1787 in New Hampshire. He was a representative in congress from New Hampshire from 1839 to 1843. He died March 14, 1843, in Exeter, N. H.

Shea, George

lawyer, jurist, author, was born June 10, 1826, in Ireland. He was a jurist who was chief justice of the city court of New York, and the author of Alexander Hamilton: a Historical Study; and Nature and Form of the American Government. a

Sheafe, James

congressman, United States senator, was born Nov. 16, 1755, in Portsmouth, N. H. He was a representative in congress from New Hampshire from 1799 to 1801; and was a senator in congress in 1801 and 1802, resigning June, 1802. He died Dec. 5, 1829, in Portsmouth, N. H.

Sheafer, Peter Wenrick

mining engineer, was born March 31, 1819, in Halifax, Pa. In 1848 he settled in Pottsville and devoted his attention to mining engineering, and he has been specially active in the development of the coal and iron interests of that district. He issued in 1875, under the auspices of the Pennsylvania Historical society, a map of Pennsylvania as it was in 1775.

Sheaffer, Samuel G

lawyer, public official, was born May 13, 1841, near Shippensburg, Pa. He received his education in the common schools and the Shippensburg academy. He has been postmaster, justice of the peace, clerk of the courts of Ness county, police judge of Ness city, and filled various other public positions of honer. He is a successful lawyer and promoter of patriotic associations and public enterprises, and is adjutant-general battalion of America.

Sheehan, William Francis

lieutenant-governor, was born Nov. 6, 1859, in New York. In 1892 he was elected lieutenant-governor of the state of New York.

Sheeleigh, Matthias

clergyman, author, poet, was born Dec. 29, 1821, in Charleston, Pa. Since 1860 he has edited the Lutheran Sunday School Herald of Fort Washington, Pa. He is the author of American Ecclesiad; A Gettysburgiad; Luther: a Song Tribute; Brief History of Luther; and Outlines of Old and New Testament History.

Sheffer, Daniel

congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a representative to congress from that state from 1837 to 1839.