Henry Sherwood, was a lawyer and Tory politician in the Province of Canada. He was involved in provincial and municipal politics. Born into a Loyalist family in Brockville in Augusta Township, Upper Canada, he studied law and was called to the bar of Upper Canada in 1828. In 1838, he was appointed Queen's Counsel. Sherwood was part of the Family Compact, the inter-connected families of strong British and Loyalist sympathies which dominated the government of Upper Canada in the early years of the 19th century
- Occupation
- lawyer, politician
- Position held
- mayor of Toronto, Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Born
