John Sherman

John Sherman (May 10, 1823 – October 22, 1900) was a politician from the U.S. state of Ohioduring the American Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. A member of the Republican Party, he served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. He also served as Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of State. Sherman sought the Republican presidential nomination three times, coming closest in 1888, but was never chosen by the party. His brothers included GeneralWilliam Tecumseh Sherman; Charles Taylor Sherman, a federal judge in Ohio; and Hoyt Sherman, an Iowa banker.
Category:Last Name Sherman
Category:Born 1823
Category:Died 1900