resting_place death_date death_place birth_place resting_place_coordinates birth_date known_for image article_title name occupation alma_mater
woodlawn cemetery , new york city , new york 5 july 1918 causapscal , quebec , canada stratford , connecticut 40.889 -73.8734 region : us_type : landmark inline 12 may 1844 co-founder of shearman & sterling ; bequest of johnwilliamsterling.jpg john william sterling
 john william sterling lawyer yale university columbia law school
john william sterling

john william sterling -lrb- may 12 , 1844 -- july 5 , 1918 -rrb- was a founding partner of shearman & sterling llp and major benefactor to yale university .
