# Joseph C. Shaffer

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American politician (1880–1958)

Joseph C. Shaffer United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia In office 1932–1933 President Herbert Hoover Preceded by John Paul Jr. Succeeded by Joseph H. Chitwood In office 1924–1929 President Calvin Coolidge Preceded by Lewis P. Summers Succeeded by John Paul Jr. Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 9th district In office March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931 Preceded by George C. Peery Succeeded by John W. Flannagan Jr. Commonwealth's Attorney for Wythe County In office January 1, 1908 – December 31, 1911 Preceded by H. M. Heuser Succeeded by Stuart B. Campbell Personal details Born Joseph Crockett Shaffer (1880-01-19)January 19, 1880 Wythe County, Virginia, U.S. Died October 19, 1958(1958-10-19) (aged 78) Abingdon, Virginia, U.S. Party Republican Education University of Virginia (LLB)

**Joseph Crockett Shaffer** (January 19, 1880 – October 19, 1958) was a [U.S. representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from [Virginia](/source/Virginia).

## Biography

Born near [Wytheville, Virginia](/source/Wytheville%2C_Virginia), Shaffer attended the Wytheville public schools. He was graduated from [Plummer College](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plummer_College&action=edit&redlink=1) in Wytheville in 1902 and from the law department of the [University of Virginia](/source/University_of_Virginia) in 1904. He was [admitted to the bar](/source/Admission_to_the_bar_in_the_United_States) in 1904 and commenced practice in Wytheville. He served as [Commonwealth's Attorney](/source/Commonwealth's_Attorney) of [Wythe County](/source/Wythe_County%2C_Virginia) 1908-1912. He served as assistant United States district attorney in the years 1920-1924 and served as [United States attorney](/source/United_States_attorney) for the western district of Virginia from 1924-1929.

Shaffer was elected as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) to the [Seventy-first](/source/71st_United_States_Congress) Congress (March 4, 1929–March 3, 1931). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the [Seventy-second](/source/72nd_United_States_Congress) Congress. He was reappointed [United States Attorney](/source/United_States_Attorney) for the Western District of Virginia, serving from 1931 until his resignation in 1932. He resumed the private practice of law. Shaffer was a stockholder and officer in Wythe County National Bank. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1940. He died in [Abingdon, Virginia](/source/Abingdon%2C_Virginia), and was interred in St. John's Church Cemetery, Wytheville.

## Sources

- United States Congress. ["Joseph C. Shaffer (id: S000278)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000278). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

## External links

- [Biography portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Biography)

- [Joseph C. Shaffer](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7786101) at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave)

This article incorporates [public domain material](/source/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States) from [*Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*](http://bioguide.congress.gov). [Federal government of the United States](/source/Federal_government_of_the_United_States).

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by George C. Peery Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 9th congressional district 1929–1931 Succeeded by John W. Flannagan, Jr.

v t e United States representatives from Virginia's 9th congressional district Bland Giles Eggleston Giles Thompson Love Hawes Hungerford Ball Stevenson Taylor Roane Hunter Chilton Pendleton Morton Strother Letcher Harris R. Bowen Terry Pridemore Richmond Fulkerson H. Bowen Trigg H. Bowen Buchanan Marshall Walker Rhea C. Slemp C. B. Slemp Peery Shaffer Flannagan Fugate Wampler Jennings Wampler Boucher Griffith All Virginia districts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · at-large

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