Attorney; b Sparata, N Y Dec 12, 1855; s of George Shafer-Mary Clemons; ed Dansville, N Y Seminary BSc 1879; Laura V Steinhardt June 15, 1892 Kearney (dec Mar 15, 1937); 1880 adm to N Y bar; 1880-93 prac law, Dansville N Y; 1883 adm to Mich ,bar; 1886-88 oprd farms, Phelps Co; 1888- prac law, Holdrege; 1891-1900, 1913-22 & 1927-30 Phelps Co atty; past city atty 18 years; atty for Phelps Co insanity bd 40 years; Neb St Bar Assn; Presby Ch; Dem; org Populist Party in Phelps Co 1887; hobby, gardening; wife was graduate of Dansville N Y Seminary, tchr in Dansville Seminary & Kearney schs; off 305 West Ave; res 507 Burlington, Holdrege.