Lawrence Yates Sherman

Lawrence Yates Sherman

Lawrence Yates Sherman (born November 8, 1858 in Piqua , Ohio , †  September 15, 1939 in Daytona Beach , Florida ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) who represented the state of Illinois in the US Senate .

In 1859, Lawrence Sherman's parents left Ohio with their young son and settled in Illinois. There the boy attended public schools, a private school in Coles County and McKendree University in Lebanon . He then studied law , was inducted into the state bar in 1882, and began practicing in Macomb . From 1885 to 1887 he was a trial lawyer for the city; between 1886 and 1890 he served as a judge in McDonough County .

Sherman's political career began with membership in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1897 to 1905; 1899-1903 he was in place of Edward C. Curtis the speaker of the chamber. In 1905 he was elected lieutenant governor of the state, which he also held the office of President of the Senate . After four years in this post, he became President of the Board of Administration of Public Charities and remained so until 1913.

As a result, Sherman worked briefly again as a lawyer before he was elected to the US Senate on March 26, 1913 as successor to William Lorimer . His mandate had been withdrawn on charges of election manipulation. After re-election the following year, Sherman remained in Congress until March 3, 1921 ; during this time he was, among other things, chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia . Then he was initially back as a lawyer in the state capital Springfield before he went to Florida in 1924. In Daytona Beach, where he lived, he also worked in the investment business before retiring in 1933.

In 1956, the main administrative building of Western Illinois University in Macomb was renamed Sherman Hall in honor of the politician who died in 1939 .

Web links

• Lawrence Yates Sherman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Lawrence Sherman Yates in the database of Find a Grave (English)