William P. Sheffield Jr. (jan 1, 1899 – dec 31, 1901)

Description:

Newport, Rhode Island

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.