Sherman, John, 1796-1841
Biographical Note
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1823, May 10:
Born, Lancaster, Ohio -
1835 -1837 :Attended Howe's Academy, Lancaster, Ohio -
1840:
Studied law under Judge Jacob Parker (an uncle) and Charles T. Sherman (eldest brother) -
1844:
Admitted to the bar in Ohio -
1848:
Married Margaret Sarah Cecilia Stewart -
1854:
Elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican from Ohio; served on Committee of Inquiry to Kansas -
1855:
President of first Republican convention in Ohio -
1861:
Elected to Senate from Ohio -
1868:
Voted to convict President Andrew Johnson -
1877:
Appointed secretary of the treasury -
1881:
Re-elected to the Senate from Ohio -
1880:
Unsuccessfully sought Republican Party nomination for president -
1884:
Unsuccessfully sought Republican Party nomination for president -
1885 -1887 :President pro tempore of the Senate -
1886:
Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee -
1888:
Unsuccessfully sought Republican Party nomination for president -
1890:
Led action for successful passage of antitrust and silver purchase acts. -
1897:
Resigned from the Senate to become secretary of state -
1898:
Resigned as secretary of state -
1900, Oct. 22:
Died, Washington, D.C.
From the guide to the John Sherman Papers, 1836-1900, (bulk 1857-1894), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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Birth 1796
Death 1841
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