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WILLIAM SHEFFIELD, an American rear-admiral, born in Farmington, Conn., in 1846. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1867, and rising through the various grades, became lieutenant-commander in 1892, commander in 1899, captain in 1902, and rear-admiral in 1908. Besides seeing service in all the principal stations, he acted as naval attaché at London, and as naval aide to the Secretary ary of the Navy.
He was chief of the Bureau of Equip ment, and a member of the Board of Construction in 1906. In 1908 he retired from active service. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1916, and during the World War served as an officer of the Home Guard of Connecticut.