Charles D. Sherwood

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Charles D. Sherwood

Charles Daniel Sherwood (born November 18, 1833 in New Milford , Connecticut , †  July 5, 1895 in Chicago , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1864 and 1866 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Minnesota .

Career

Charles Sherwood first studied medicine and then practiced as a doctor. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession. He also worked in the newspaper business and as a farmer. Since 1855 he was a resident of Minnesota. Politically, he joined the Republican Party . Between 1859 and 1861 and again in 1863 he sat as a member of the House of Representatives from Minnesota , whose speaker he was in 1863 as the successor to Jared Benson .

In 1863 he was elected lieutenant governor of Minnesota alongside Stephen Miller . He held this office between 1864 and 1866. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate . At that time he was also involved in the railroad development of his state. In 1878 Charles Sherwood moved to Franklin County , Tennessee , where he founded the city named after him, Sherwood . In his new home he also became president of the Tennessee Immigration and Land Company, founded in 1878 . In 1895 he went to Chicago for treatment for health reasons. He committed suicide there on July 3 this year by drowning himself.

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SURNAME Sherwood, Charles D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sherwood, Charles Daniel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 18, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH New Milford , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH July 5, 1895
Place of death Chicago , Illinois