Hugh White Sheffey

Hugh W. Sheffey (April 12, 1815 – April 8, 1889) was a Virginia politician, lawyer and judge. He represented Augusta County in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly before and during the American Civil War, and served as the Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1863 until 1865, when he was elected a judge. Removed from office during Congressional Reconstruction because he could not sign a required loyalty oath, Sheffey returned to his legal practice and became an adjunct professor at Washington & Lee University School of Law from 1875 to 1885.

Hugh White Sheffey
Sheffey (c. 1863–1865)
28th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office
1863 – December 3, 1865
Preceded byJames L. Kemper
Succeeded byJohn Brown Baldwin
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Augusta County, Virginia
In office
December 7, 1846 – December 1, 1850
Serving with Chapman Johnson, John M. McCue,
Preceded byJohn Brown Baldwin
Succeeded byJohn D. Imboden
Member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention from Augusta County, Virginia
In office
October 14, 1850 – August 1, 1851
Member of the Virginia Senate from Augusta County, Virginia
In office
January 12, 1852 – December 4, 1853
Preceded byWilliam Kinney
Succeeded byClement R. Harris
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Augusta County, Virginia
In office
December 2, 1861 – March 15, 1865
Serving with William M. Tate, James Walker, J. Marshall McCue
Preceded byBolivar Christian
Judge of the Virginia Circuit Court in Augusta County, Virginia
In office
1865–1869
Personal details
Born(1815-04-12)12 April 1815
Wythe County, Virginia
Died8 April 1889(1889-04-08) (aged 73)
Staunton, Virginia
Resting placeThornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Political partyWhig
SpouseLouisa Cole
Alma materYale University
OccupationLawyer, politician, judge
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