James Sheafe (November 16, 1755December 5, 1829) was a

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and

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from

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. Born in

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in the

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, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from

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in 1774. He engaged in mercantile pursuits, was a member of the

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from 1788 to 1790, a member of the

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in 1791, 1793 and 1799, and a member of the state Executive Council in 1799. Sheafe was elected as a

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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

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in 1816 and died in Portsmouth; interment was in St. John's Church Cemetery. In 1815, Sheafe was elected a member of the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheafe, James 1755 births 1829 deaths Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives New Hampshire state senators United States senators from New Hampshire Harvard College alumni Politicians from Portsmouth, New Hampshire Federalist Party United States senators Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire Members of the American Antiquarian Society People of colonial New Hampshire