William P. Sheffield Jr.
United States Congress
Newport (1 janv. 1899 – 31 déc. 1901)
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Dates of Service: 1885-1887, 1889-1890, 1894-1896, and 1899-1901
Date of Birth: June 1, 1857
Birth Place: Newport
Education: Brown University (Class of 1877)
Military Service: Colonel on staff for Governor Wetmore (1885-1886)
Occupation: Lawyer
Other Offices: Commissioner of the Narragansett Indians (1880-1884), Newport School Committee (1883-1899), Commission the Revision of the State Constitution
Other Information: His father, William Paine Sheffield, Sr., served many years in the General Assembly; helped frame the existing constitution in 1842; was a member of the national House of Representatives from 1861 to 1863, and was appointed United States Senator by Governor Bourn, in 1884, after Senator Anthony's death.
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