New York State Lieutenant Governor whose career intersected with Grover Cleveland and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He began as a clerk in the office of his brother John Sheehan, the City Controller of Buffalo, until John lost his office when Grover Cleveland refused to include him on the Democratic ticket when Cleveland ran for Mayor of Buffalo in 1881.
He was admitted to the bar in 1881 and was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1885. He became Speaker of the Assembly in 1891 and then was elected Lieutenant Governor of New York, serving for the one term of Governor Russell P. Flower from 1892 - 1894. Afterwards he established a law firm in New York City and remained active in the Democratic Party. He was nominated to be the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from New York in 1911 due primarily to support from Tammany Hall. His nomination was blocked by a group of 19 State Legislators known as "the insurgents," led by then State Senator Franklin D. Roosevelt.
He died on March 14, 1917 in New York City. His funeral was held at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Louis P. Fuhrmann, the mayor of Buffalo at the time, praised Sheehan as one of Buffalo's most distinguished sons.
Bio by F.A.G. member Tom Healey (48842756)
He was admitted to the bar in 1881 and was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1885. He became Speaker of the Assembly in 1891 and then was elected Lieutenant Governor of New York, serving for the one term of Governor Russell P. Flower from 1892 - 1894. Afterwards he established a law firm in New York City and remained active in the Democratic Party. He was nominated to be the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from New York in 1911 due primarily to support from Tammany Hall. His nomination was blocked by a group of 19 State Legislators known as "the insurgents," led by then State Senator Franklin D. Roosevelt.
He died on March 14, 1917 in New York City. His funeral was held at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Louis P. Fuhrmann, the mayor of Buffalo at the time, praised Sheehan as one of Buffalo's most distinguished sons.
Bio by F.A.G. member Tom Healey (48842756)
New York State Lieutenant Governor whose career intersected with Grover Cleveland and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He began as a clerk in the office of his brother John Sheehan, the City Controller of Buffalo, until John lost his office when Grover Cleveland refused to include him on the Democratic ticket when Cleveland ran for Mayor of Buffalo in 1881.
He was admitted to the bar in 1881 and was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1885. He became Speaker of the Assembly in 1891 and then was elected Lieutenant Governor of New York, serving for the one term of Governor Russell P. Flower from 1892 - 1894. Afterwards he established a law firm in New York City and remained active in the Democratic Party. He was nominated to be the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from New York in 1911 due primarily to support from Tammany Hall. His nomination was blocked by a group of 19 State Legislators known as "the insurgents," led by then State Senator Franklin D. Roosevelt.
He died on March 14, 1917 in New York City. His funeral was held at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Louis P. Fuhrmann, the mayor of Buffalo at the time, praised Sheehan as one of Buffalo's most distinguished sons.
Bio by F.A.G. member Tom Healey (48842756)
He was admitted to the bar in 1881 and was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1885. He became Speaker of the Assembly in 1891 and then was elected Lieutenant Governor of New York, serving for the one term of Governor Russell P. Flower from 1892 - 1894. Afterwards he established a law firm in New York City and remained active in the Democratic Party. He was nominated to be the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from New York in 1911 due primarily to support from Tammany Hall. His nomination was blocked by a group of 19 State Legislators known as "the insurgents," led by then State Senator Franklin D. Roosevelt.
He died on March 14, 1917 in New York City. His funeral was held at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Louis P. Fuhrmann, the mayor of Buffalo at the time, praised Sheehan as one of Buffalo's most distinguished sons.
Bio by F.A.G. member Tom Healey (48842756)
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