James S. Sherman

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James S. Sherman
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James Schoolcraft Sherman (* 24. October 1855 in Utica , New York ; †  the thirtieth October 1912 ) was an American politician of the Republican Party and from 1909 to 1912 the 27th  Vice President of the United States . Prior to that, he was a member of the US House of Representatives for over 20 years as a representative of New York State.

Sherman graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton in 1878 . He was admitted to the bar in 1880 and began practicing the same year. In 1884 he became mayor of the city of Utica.

As a member of the Republicans, he was elected to the 50th and 51st Congresses (March 4, 1887 to March 3, 1891). In 1890 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the 52nd Congress. For the 53rd to 60th Congress, however, he was re-elected. In 1908 he finally won the election of Vice President at the side of William Howard Taft and held this office from March 4, 1909 until his death.

Sherman died on October 30, 1912, a few days before the 1912 presidential election , for which he was again designated as Taft's running mate . The nomination of a successor by the president was not yet provided for by the constitution at this time, so that the post could only be filled again with the following election. In this the short term nachnominierte joined Nicholas Murray Butler as running mate to President Taft. After the victory of Democrat Woodrow Wilson , Thomas Riley Marshall became the new Vice President in March 1913.

To date, Sherman is the last Vice President to die during his tenure. He is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica.

literature

  • Jules Witcover: The American Vice Presidency: From Irrelevance to Power. Smithsonian Books, Washington, D. C. 2014, ISBN 978-1-5883-4471-7 , pp. 246-252 (= 27. James S. Sherman of New York ).

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SURNAME Sherman, James S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sherman, James Schoolcraft (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 24, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Utica , New York
DATE OF DEATH October 30, 1912
Place of death Utica , New York