Hugh White Sheffey

Hugh White Sheffey
Sheffey (c. 1863–1865)
28th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office 1863 – December 3, 1865
Preceded by	James L. Kemper
Succeeded by	John 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 by	John Brown Baldwin
Succeeded by	John 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 by	William Kinney
Succeeded by	Clement 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 by	Bolivar 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
Died	8 April 1889(1889-04-08) (aged 73) Staunton, Virginia
Resting place	Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia
Nationality	American
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Louisa Cole
Alma mater	Yale University
Occupation	Lawyer, politician, judge

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.^[1]