Benjamin Sherman (Michigan politician)
Benjamin Sherman (1792 – 1872) was an American politician who served one term in the Michigan House of Representatives in its first session after adoption of the state constitution.
Benjamin Sherman | |
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| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the St. Joseph County district | |
| In office November 2, 1835 – January 1, 1837 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1792 Connecticut |
| Died | 1872 (aged 79–80) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Biography
Benjamin Sherman was born in Connecticut in 1792. He settled in Genesee County, New York, and was a contractor on the Erie Canal project. He moved to Nottawa, Michigan, in 1825.[1]
He was elected as a Democrat to the Michigan House of Representatives in the first election under the state's constitution in 1835, and served through 1836.[1] He was the St. Joseph County coroner from 1833 to 1837,[2] a county supervisor in 1832, a justice of the peace from 1836 to 1846,[3] and a lieutenant colonel in the state militia in 1835.[4] He also served as the register of the United States land office at Ionia, Michigan, under Presidents Martin Van Buren and Franklin Pierce.[1] Sherman Township was named after him in 1829, and he began running a tavern there in 1831.[5]
Sherman died in 1872.[1]
Notes
- Bingham 1888, p. 585.
- L. H. Everts 1877, p. 33.
- L. H. Everts 1877, p. 99.
- L. H. Everts 1877, p. 44.
- L. H. Everts 1877, pp. 190–191.
References
- Bingham, Stephen D. (1888), Early History of Michigan: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators, Lansing: Thorp & Godfrey, retrieved 2018-12-17
- History of St. Joseph County, Michigan, Philadelphia: L. H. Everts, 1877, retrieved 2018-12-17
- Michigan Manual (1877–78 ed.), Lansing: State of Michigan, 1877, retrieved 2018-12-17