John B. Sheffer II
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John B. Sheffer II (born March 25, 1948) is an American lawyer, university professor and politician from New York.
Life
He was born on March 25, 1948. He attended school in Williamsville, Erie County, New York. He graduated B.A. from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He graduated J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law.[https://books.google.com/books?id=kFMkAQAAIAAJ&q=red+book+john+b+sheffer+born New York Red Book] (1993–1994; pg. 164)
He entered politics as a Republican, and was Mayor of Williamsville from 1977 to 1978.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1979 to 1988, sitting in the 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th and 187th New York State Legislatures.
He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1989 to 1993, sitting in the 188th, 189th, and 190th New York State Legislatures. He resigned his seat on September 19, 1993, to pursue an academic career at the University at Buffalo.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924190731/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22535066.html SHEFFER QUITS STATE SENATE FOR POST AT UB] in The Buffalo News on September 20, 1993; at HighBeam Research
Beginning in January 1994, he taught at the University at Buffalo Law School and the School of Architecture and Planning.[https://books.google.com/books?id=tS8eNXhAeMYC&pg=PA196 Higher Education in Crisis] edited by William C. Barba (1995, Garland Studies in Higher Education; pg. 196) He also held administrative posts at the university, and was Director of the Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth from 1997 to 2005.[http://www.wedf.org/bio-sheffer-john John B. Sheffer, II] at the Williamsville Education Foundation
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Category:People from Williamsville, New York
Category:Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
Category:Republican Party New York (state) state senators
Category:Wheaton College (Illinois) alumni
Category:Mayors of places in New York (state)
Category:University at Buffalo faculty
Category:20th-century members of the New York State Legislature