Joseph Crockett Shaffer
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Joseph Crockett Shaffer was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born near Wytheville, Virginia
, Shaffer attended the Wytheville public schools.
He was graduated from Plummer College in Wytheville in 1902 and from the law department of the University of Virginia
in 1904.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1904 and commenced practice in Wytheville.
He served as Commonwealth's Attorney
of Wythe County
1908-1912.
He served as assistant United States district attorney in the years 1920-1924 and served as United States attorney
for the western district of Virginia from 1924-1929.
Shaffer was elected as a Republican
to the Seventy-first
Congress (March 4, 1929–March 3, 1931).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy-second
Congress.
He was reappointed 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
, and was interred in St. John's Church Cemetery, Wytheville.
United States House of Representatives
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from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
.
Born near Wytheville, Virginia
Wytheville, Virginia
Wytheville is a town in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,211 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Wythe County. The town is home to a Chautauqua Festival, held the third weekend in June every year since 1985...
, Shaffer attended the Wytheville public schools.
He was graduated from Plummer College in Wytheville in 1902 and from the law department of the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
in 1904.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1904 and commenced practice in Wytheville.
He served as Commonwealth's Attorney
Commonwealth's Attorney
Commonwealth's Attorney is the title given to the elected prosecutor of felony crimes in Kentucky and Virginia. Other states refer to similar prosecutors as District Attorney or State's Attorney....
of Wythe County
Wythe County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 27,599 people, 11,511 households, and 8,103 families residing in the county. The population density was 60 people per square mile . There were 12,744 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...
1908-1912.
He served as assistant United States district attorney in the years 1920-1924 and served as United States attorney
United States Attorney
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for the western district of Virginia from 1924-1929.
Shaffer was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Seventy-first
71st United States Congress
The Seventy-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1931, during the first two years...
Congress (March 4, 1929–March 3, 1931).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy-second
72nd United States Congress
The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931 to March 4, 1933, during the last two years...
Congress.
He was reappointed United States Attorney
United States Attorney
United States Attorneys represent the United States federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. There are 93 U.S. Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands...
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
Abingdon, Virginia
Abingdon is a town in Washington County, Virginia, USA, 133 miles southwest of Roanoke. The population was 8,191 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Washington County and is a designated Virginia Historic Landmark...
, and was interred in St. John's Church Cemetery, Wytheville.