The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-09
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AnslngulShod OHIO "a liam passus Away
AZ Ills Homo IN ,oubOnyillu-Au Event.
iul aud Useful Career.
Sliceidl Dispatch 70 ihs h,e!iismer.
sFEunESvlLLr, Now S.-Hon. Robert
Sherrard, it,, the most wealthy aud
prominent citizen of this city lawyer
banker, business man aud politician,
died hero this morning aI a o'clock Of
ssrIcture Of tho bowels, Ia his seventy.
second year, Ho was tho leading poll
llelan Of eastern Ohio, aud q bIalwart
Republican. lie had been mentioned
Tor congressman, governor and other
oIlicos, but always declined the nom,
nations. At tho limO OF his death Mr.,
SheTTard was serving az member OF
the eastern Ohio asylum commission,
while his son, Col. II. U, Shurrard, Ia on
Governor MCKinley'a staff,
Mr.. Sherrard CamO OF sootch.Iriah an
ccssTy, his parents coming from Fay0tte
county, Pa, in 1905. Ills father WINS
Robert A, Snorrurd. AIR, Sharrard wal
born in this county, June 0, 1924 Ila
received such school advantages as were
in vogue at that period, aud th9n
attended seolts academy. In 1915, he
enIOred tho law office OF Mason *
Moody and was admitted to tho bar in
ISIS, In tho year 1850 no was appointed
United States marshal for tho sOyeuth
IlSuict OF Ohio, and In tho same year
he became associated in law PARTNER.
ahlp with tho late Judge John II. Miller.
and this partnership continued until
1853. In 1861 he was elected state SEN
Gtor on tho Republican ticket, and no
served on the railroad, penilenliary aud
common school committoOs worry eIli-
GENTLY, lle declined q denomination.
When Congrose passed the bill grant
ing land warrants to all citizen, who
had served in tho war Of 1912, MI.
Sh0rrard was one OF the Arnt attorneys
TO visit Washington in tho interest OF u
large number OF claimants, The loca-
lion OF lands in West Virginia was
speciality OF his practice and led to largo
holdings on his part OF WESTERN lands.
In 1850 when the supplementary
bill was passed eQusliEing the
apportionment Of lands without regard
TO service Mr.. SherrRrd's services were
again called into requisition and as the
warrants were made assignablo, oppor-
Iunity was afforded him for their pur.
chase, lilo has been c6nnoctnd in some
capacity with Waghington.J saorson
College since 1853, and was trustee at
the time OF his death. Mr.. ShcErard
was member OF tho Presbyterian
church and an ardent RdbeTent to Cal
whistle teachmgs. Because OF heart
trouble no was not received into service
during the war, but ha devoted himself
to Christian commission work. Ito was
govCTnment agent for disbursing
houn.ios and took subscriptions for the
government loan OF soven.thirty bonds.
He was drafting commissioner for q
time under appointment by Governor
Todd. lie did take part In tho chase
and capture oil Morgan tina rnider. He
helped capture 200 horses which
were turned over to the owners on proof
OF title, In 1868 he embarked in bank.
ing, first in private. thou ma
tional and at present 1t Is the private
commercial bank OF Sherratd Mooney
4 Company, OF which he was the head
In 1870 hU became president OF tina
hlHNllCAh ANhNAbhhA lhuht VI sNuN AOAh
City, and no was interested in the bank
no to the time OF his death. For seven.
teen years Mr., Sherrard was member
Of the board OF education Of this city,
and he was member ana treasurer OF
tho cemetery board. Ho was president
OF the Steubenyille Coal aud Mining
Company, and the Steubsnvillo Gas x
Electric Company, vice president OF the
SLeubenville Pottery Company, aud one
Of the large owners Of the Steubonvile
Street Railway Company aud interested
in other business enterprises. His
long life has been one OF
activity aud business enterprise
aud has accumulated IL fortune
estimated to be in the nsighborhood Of
ono million dollars. He travelled in
Europe and the Holy Land twice. He
was frat married 10 Sarah A. Salmon
and OF three children born to them two
survive. Ills next marriage was to
Kate, daughter OF the late DR.. Johnson,
Of this city. and Of six children five sur
yive. Mr.. sherrard has been on the
Republican eieCtora! ticket in Ohio, aud
ha. boon member OF delegations to
national conventions, and was cloae
friend OF all the prominent political
leaders in Ohio, and lOs,ers OF sympathy
are pouring in from Governor Mckln-
Icy. General Bushnell, j, Is. Foraker,
S. u. Campbell aud othora.