# Roger Hale Sheaffe

Roger Hale Sheaffe (1837 – 1 DEC 1895); child of William Sheaffe and Rosalie Danvers Earle; born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia; died in Queensland, Australia.

**Lifespan:** 1837 – 1 DEC 1895

## Parents
- [William Sheaffe](/p/william-sheaffe-66018.md) (father)
- [Rosalie Danvers Earle](/p/rosalie-danvers-earle-66019.md) (mother)

## Partners
- _unknown partner_

## Timeline
- 1837 — **Born** at Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
- FROM 1863 — **Occupation (Pastoralist)** at Queensland, Australia — A pastoralist who gained his early experience at Stream Hill in the Illawarra, New South Wales, and in 1863 took up Marathon and Telemon stations near Hughenden and Fort Constantine near Cloncurry. He was later a partner in Devoncourt station on the Flinders, and in 1866 invested in Normanton copper and in the Normanton Quartz Crushing Company.
- FROM 14 NOV 1878 TO 10 AUG 1883 — **Member for Burke, Queensland Legislative Assembly** at Queensland, Australia — Elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Burke in 1878, succeeding Patrick O'Sullivan. He did not stand for re-election in 1883 and was succeeded by Edward Palmer.
- 1892 — **Mayor of Sandgate** at Sandgate, Queensland, Australia — Mayor of Sandgate, Queensland, in 1892, some years after leaving the Legislative Assembly.
- 1895 — **Buried** at Toowong, Queensland, Australia — Buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane.
- 1 DEC 1895 — **Died** at Queensland, Australia
- **Education (Wollongong Grammar School)** at Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia — Educated at Wollongong Grammar School, New South Wales.

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