{{short description|American politician (1783–1880)}} {{infobox officeholder |name=Daniel Sheffer |state=Pennsylvania |district={{ushr|PA|12|12th}} |term_start=March 4, 1837 |term_end=March 3, 1839 |predecessor=George Chambers |successor=James Cooper |birth_date={{birth date|1783|5|24}} |birth_place=York, Pennsylvania |death_date={{death date and age|1880|2|16|1783|5|24}} |death_place=York Springs, Pennsylvania, U.S. |resting_place=Old Lutheran Cemetery, York Springs, Pennsylvania, U.S. |party=Democratic |children=2 |parents=Henry Sheffer<br>Anna Maria Billmeyer |alma_mater=Harvard University |profession=Politician, physician, judge }} '''Daniel Sheffer''' (May 24, 1783 – February 16, 1880) was an American politician, physician, and judge who served a single term in the United States House of Representatives, representing the 12th congressional district of Pennsylvania from 1837 to 1839 as a Democrat in the 25th United States Congress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000316|title=SHEFFER, Daniel|work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=January 31, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/daniel_sheffer/409814|title=Rep. Daniel Sheffer|publisher=GovTrack|access-date=May 29, 2023}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Sheffer was born in York, Pennsylvania on May 24, 1783, to Henry Sheffer and Anna Maria Billmeyer.<ref name="ancestry">{{cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/daniel-sheffer-24-57grm|title=Daniel Sheffer|publisher=Ancestry.com|access-date=May 29, 2023}}</ref> He attended common schools and Harvard University.
Sheffer studied medicine in Philadelphia and commenced practice in York Springs, Pennsylvania.
==Career== Sheffer served as associate judge of Adams County, Pennsylvania from 1813 to 1837.
Sheffer was elected as a Democrat to the 25th United States Congress. He served from March 4, 1837, to March 3, 1839, representing the 12th congressional district of Pennsylvania. Sheffer was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1838 to the 26th United States Congress.
Following his tenure in Congress, Sheffer resumed the practice of his profession. He was a delegate to the 1848 Democratic National Convention.
==Personal life and death== Sheffer had two children.<ref name="ancestry"/>
Sheffer died at the age of 96 in York Springs, Pennsylvania on February 16, 1880. He was interred in the Old Lutheran Cemetery, located in York Springs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheehe-shelden.html|title=Sheehe to Shelden|publisher=The Political Graveyard|access-date=January 31, 2007}}</ref>
==See also== *List of United States representatives who served a single term
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==External links== *[https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000316 Official page] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress'' *[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/daniel_sheffer/409814 Profile] from GovTrack *[https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/daniel-sheffer-24-57grm Profile] from Ancestry.com *[https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheehe-shelden.html Daniel Sheffer] at The Political Graveyard *[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6856473/daniel-sheffer Dr Daniel Sheffer] at Find a Grave {{Bioguide}}
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