Sheafer, Henry J. "H.J."
                
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 House  1859-60  (District 3)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Not Available
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Dakota
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            ??/??/1828 (uncertain)
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Pennsylvania
                                        
                                        
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                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
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                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    H.J.
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                | Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Schaffer,Scheffer | 
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Mendota
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Miller
                                
                             
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                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    Toensing and the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1860 list his last name as Sheafer.  The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1860 committee page lists Schaffer and Scheffer.
He came to Minnesota in 1844.
                                
                             
                         
                     
                    
                    
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
                
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            10/11/1859
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Mendota
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        12/7/1859 to 1/7/1861
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        12/7/1859
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Dakota
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Miller
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Not Available
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
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                                    Session Notes:
                                    From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain. 
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
     
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
                    
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