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SHEAFFE, Sir Roger Hale, bart., .British soldier, born in Boston, Massachusetts, 15 July, 1763; died in Edinburgh, Scotland, 17 July, 1851. He was the third son of William Sheaffe, deputy collector of customs at Boston. After the death of the boy's father, Earl Percy, whose quarters were at his mother's house, took charge of his education, and procured him a commission in the 5th foot, 1 May, 1778. He became a lieutenant-colonel in 1798, served in Holland in 1799, and in the expedition to the Baltic in 1801. He was on duty in Canada from September, 1802, till October, 1811, on 25 April, 1808, received the' brevet rank of colonel, and on 4 June, 1811, became a major-general. He served again in Canada from 29 July, 1812, till November, 1813, and commanded the British troops after the fall of General Sir Isaac Brock at Queenston, where he defeated the American troops, and for this service was made a baronet, 16 January, 1813. He defended York (now Toronto) when it was attacked in April, 1813. Sir Roger had been appointed administrator of the government of Canada West after the death of Brock, and continued as such, and in command of the troops, till June, 1813. He was promoted lieutenant-general, 19 July, 1821, was advanced to the full rank of general, 28 June, 1828, and became colonel of the 36th regiment, 21 December, 1829.
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