Sherlock James Andrews

Sherlock James Andrews

Sherlock James Andrews (born November 17, 1801 in Wallingford , Connecticut , †  February 11, 1880 in Cleveland , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1841 and 1843 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Sherlock Andrews attended the Cheshire Academy in Connecticut and then graduated from Union College in Schenectady ( New York ) in 1821 . After studying law at New Haven Law School and being admitted to the bar, he began working in Cleveland in 1825 in this profession. In 1830 he became a prosecutor in the local Cuyahoga County . In the 1830s he became a member of the Whig Party, which was then founded .

In the 1840 congressional election , Andrews was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 15th  constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded John W. Allen on March 4, 1841 . Since he refused to run again in 1842, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1843 . This period was marked by tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs. In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Andrews practiced again as a lawyer in Cleveland. From 1848 to 1850 he was a judge on the Superior Court of Cleveland . After the dissolution of the Whigs, he became a member of the Republican Party founded in 1854 . In the years 1849 and 1873 he took part as a delegate to the constitutional convention of his state. At times he was also on the Cleveland City Council. He died on February 11, 1880 in Cleveland, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Sherlock James Andrews in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Sherlock James Andrews in the database of Find a Grave (English)