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About John Sherman
John Sherman was an American politician from Ohio who served in federal office throughout the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. A member of the Republican Party, he served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. He also served as Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of State. Sherman sought the Republican presidential nomination three times, coming closest in 1888, but was never chosen by the party. Between 1861 and 1897, John Sherman served in the U.S. Senate for nearly 32 years and holds the record for longest serving senator from the state of Ohio.
Everything about John Sherman →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, diplomat, engineer
- Position held
- United States representative, United States Secretary of State, United States Secretary of the Treasury, United States senator
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 10, 1823
- Died
- October 22, 1900