The Yale expositor., 1900-10-26

DR.. and MIS-. Parh Thorndika, of Bos-
ton; General and Mrs. Miles.
SsermahsS LIE S5oSss.
John Sherman was bern in Larcas-
ter, Ohio. on May 10, 1928. After the
death OF his ftkher in 1929 the boy
was careb for By cousl. Of the same
name residinS.in Mount Mormon, where
he was sent tC school
At the age of twelve years he re
turned 40 Lanc aster AMI entered the
academy, to prepare himself Cor CO.,
lege. In two wears he was sufficiently
advancsb 1tosenter the sophomore Glars,
but a desire tie be se1 .suppottingl3ed
to hix dseeoming junior rodHlsn in. the
corps cf engineers engaged ON the
MuskiugIn.
He WAS placed in Siargeo65 these &C.
ton nj that work in Beverly early in
1888, and soccontinuen until the, sum-
mer uf 1889, when he was removed be-
cause 5te was "a Whtg.
In tSA hevE-as admitted ITO the bar.
He fGI1Ted a partnership with his
brother ChaUbas, in Mansfield O0hio,
and continued with him until his en-
trance into congress.
Nj Sherman marx5e ed iu tS4S Miss
Cecilia Stewar, only daughter ofiJadge
Stewart, of Msnsfiei6, Ohio.
SIelred ,SOnliss tie baylor.
In ef2sS he was sent as a flelegats to
the Whsg convention ;heldii.i Phiiadel-
phia. tkat noaiinateb Zachary Taylor
for the presidency, and in E852 he was
q delegate to tSe Baltimore convention,
which nominated .winfeh Scott for
the presidency.
On Dee. 3, 1856, he took mis- SEE in
the Thirty fourth congress.
HIS appointment .bF the speaker,
.Nath aniel p Banks, rs a member of
the eomn ittee b inqiil re intn and coll
Ject esifttnce in regarl to the bod>ier
rufii1n troubles in Kansas, was one
one of the most important Svents in
Mr.. Sneruan's HE. 0kiing II, the. AL
! less of Chairman Willinm A. Howard
{ 4 Michigan the tiuty oftframflgea IL
Z urt deToty ed ON S5hermtn.
Mr.. Sherman WAS reelected to the \
r hirty-ff4b congRess, anti before ii
cl Osed he was recognized as the real
le;tder in 1ise house and Its foremost
menl. To titp thirpys;ixth congress he
was also neglected, and its sessions
began amid she excitement following
. he John Bs9wn raid. AT the end OF
light weeks of contest, Mr. Shenpan
lackAa,g only three votes of
e. ection.
FLAMES Pacific nHaiIros@i.
Mr.. Sherman was one of the first to
IN preciate the necessity and to discern
the possibility of railroad to the
Pacific coast. In the Thirry-stxth con-
spess he introduced a resolution order
ing an investigag ion Of the scheme. |
This action makes Mr. Sherman one
of lie fathers Of iSe great transeonti
nepNl system of communication.
AH in in 1860 he was elected to con
gress. a congress marked by the con-
fdent and defiant attitude OF the Sc
cesSiozasts and the hating perplexity
of President Buchanan.
Career In the &enate.
In Mach, 1861, he was elected Unit
ed States senator. to- succeed Salmon
r.. Chase, $vho had become secretary OF
the treasury. and was reelected In
1867 and 1872 In the senate he was
chairman OF the finance committee,
and served on committee OF agricul-
ture. tho Pacific railroads, the Judiciary
and patent ONCE.
After the fall OF Fort Sumter, April,
1861, he offered his services to General
as aid-de-camp. without
pay. and served until the meeting of
in July. After the close OF
the session ne returned TO Ohio and
received permission to raise a brigade Il
At his own expense II was largely
raised. and consisted OF TIVE segment, il