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Sherburn, Joel Osman – Sherman, Frank Dempster

Sherburn, Joel Osman

clergyman, legislator, was born Nov. 21, 1845, in Plainfield, Vt. For twenty-five years he has been a clergyman and presiding elder in the Vermont conference; now fills a pastorate in Williamstown, Vt.; and in 1882 he represented the town of Rochester in the Vermont state legislature.

Sherburne, John Henry

author, was born in 1794 in Portsmouth, N. H.

He was a register of the navy in Washington; and the author of Osceola, a tragedy; Erratic Poems; Life of John Paul Jones; The Tourist's Guide in Europe; and A Suppressed History of the Administration of John Adams. He died in 1850 in Europe.

Sherburne, John Samuel

lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born in 1757 in Portsmouth, N. H. He was a representative in congress from New Hampshire from 1793 to 1797; and was United States district attorney in 1803; and judge of the United States district court from 1803 to 1830. He died Aug. 2, 1830, in Portsmouth, N. H.

Sherburne, Moses

lawyer, jurist.

He was an early emigrant to Minnesota; and in 1853 was appointed an associate justice of the United States court for Minnesota.

Sheredine, Upton

congressman.

He was a representative in congress from Maryland from 1791 to 1793.

Sheridan, William E

actor, was born June 1, 1839, in Boston, Mass. He attained a national reputation through the world as a successful tragedian. He died May 31, 1887.

Sherman, Adrian C

legislator, was born March 20, 1846, in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. He served as a soldier for five years during the civil war; and for four years he was a member of the Kansas state legislature.

Sherman, Anthony S

railroad manager, financier, was born July 1, 1852, in Newport, R. I. For a quarter of a century he has been secretary and treasurer of the Newport and Wickford railroad,

Sherman, Charles Taylor

soldier, lawyer, jurist, was born Feb. 3, 1811, in Norwalk, Conn. In 1866 he became one of the first government directors of the Union Pacific Railroad company; and in 1867 was appointed United States district judge for the northern district of Ohio.

He died Jan. 1, 1879, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Sherman, Edwin Allen

lawyer, was born Oct. 20, 1873, in Seattle, Wash.

He received a thorough education in the public schools of Oakland, Cal.; and in private academies. He has attained success in the profession of law; is legal adviser for numerous corporations, political combinations, and fraternal organizations.

He has filled various offices in bar associations and clubs; and although offered several important political positions has steadfastly declined in order to give his entire time to his professional duties.

Sherman, Elijah B

lawyer, legislator, was born June 18, 1832, in Fairfield, Vt. In 1876 he was elected a representative to the Illinois legislature and was re-elected in 1878; and in 1879 he was appointed one of the masters in chancery of the court of the United States.

Sherman, Frank Dempster

educator, author, was born in 1860 in New York city. He is a lyrist of New York city; adjunct professor of architecture at Columbia college; and the author of Madrigals and Catches; Lyrics for a Lute; Little-Folk Lyrics; and New Waggings of Old Tales. ernmental History of the United States;: and Slavery in the United States. He died March 28, 1879, in Washington, D. C.