Ira Shafer | |
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Member of the New York State Senate | |
In office 1864–1865 | |
Constituency | 13th District |
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Born | Berne, New York | March 9, 1831
Died | November 30, 1896 Highland, New York | (aged 65)
Political party | Democratic |
Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
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Ira Shafer (March 9, 1831 – November 30, 1896) was a New York attorney and politician.
Ira Shafer was born in Berne, New York on March 9, 1831.[1] He lived in California in the early 1850s. Upon returning to New York he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1853 and practiced in Albany.[2]
A Democrat,[3] Shafer served as Albany County District Attorney from 1859 to 1862.[4]
Shafer served in the New York State Senate from 1864 to 1865 as the representative of the 13th Senate District.[5]