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

Ira Shafer was born in Berne, New York on March 9, 1831.

Upon returning to New York he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1853 and practiced in Albany.

[2] A Democrat,[3] Shafer served as Albany County District Attorney from 1859 to 1862.

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