Ira Shafer

Ira Shafer (March 9, 1831 – November 30, 1896) was a New York attorney and politician.

Life and career
Ira Shafer was born in Berne, New York on March 9, 1831. He lived in California in the early 1850s. Upon returning to New York he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1853 and practiced in Albany.

A Democrat, Shafer served as Albany County District Attorney from 1859 to 1862.

Shafer served in the New York State Senate from 1864 to 1865 as the representative of the 13th Senate District.

He died in Highland on November 30, 1896.