| Ira Shafer | |
| Birth Date: | 9 March 1831 |
| Birth Place: | Berne, New York |
| Death Place: | Highland, New York |
| Occupation: | Lawyer, politician |
| Signature: | Signature of Ira Shafer (1831–1896).png |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Office: | Member of the New York State Senate |
| Constituency: | 13th District |
| Term Start: | 1864 |
| Term End: | 1865 |
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.[1] He lived in California in the early 1850s. 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.[4]
Shafer served in the New York State Senate from 1864 to 1865 as the representative of the 13th Senate District.[5]
He died in Highland on November 30, 1896.[6]