“Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson went there too.”
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James S. Sherman
James Schoolcraft Sherman was the 27th vice president of the United States, serving from 1909 until his death in 1912, under President William Howard Taft. A member of the Republican Party, Sherman was previously a United States representative from New York from 1887 to 1891 and 1893 to 1909. He was a member of the interrelated Baldwin, Hoar, and Sherman families, prominent lawyers and politicians…
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politics · Vice President of the United States from 1909 to 1912 · politician · lawyer · also James S. Sherman, James Sherman, James Schoolcraft Sherman, Sherman
Born 24 October 1855 · Died 30 October 1912 · Q310831
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1912· 2 entries
Died 1912-10-30.
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Campaign: 1912 Presidential Election.
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1909· 1 entry
Career landmark: Vice President of the United States (1909–1912).
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Campaign: 1908 Presidential Election.
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1904· 1 entry
Sherman's health was failing by the time of the 1912 campaign
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1900· 1 entry
The Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, California was built and named after him
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1887· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (1887–1891).
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1881· 1 entry
Married Carrie Babcock of East Orange, New Jersey, and they had three sons: Sherrill B
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1880· 1 entry
And practiced with Cookingham in the firm of Cookingham & Martin
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1865· 1 entry
“As a rule don't borrow. 'Tis more honest to steal,”
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1855· 2 entries
Born 1855-10-24.
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