William Watts Sherman (August 4, 1842 – January 22, 1912) was a New York City businessman and the treasurer of the Newport Casino. In 1875–1876 he had the William Watts Sherman House constructed in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Early life
William Watts Sherman was born on August 4, 1842, in Albany, New York, to Watts Sherman (c. 1820–1865) and Sarah Maria Gibson.
Career
William Watts Sherman trained as a physician but followed his father into the banking firm Duncan, Sherman & Company. In 1875 to 1876 he built the William Watts Sherman House in Newport, Rhode Island, which is a National Historic Landmark due to its architectural significance.
He was a presidential elector from Rhode Island for President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904.
Sherman belonged to several patriotic and hereditary societies. In 1905, he was admitted as an honorary member of the Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati. He was also a charter member of the Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the Revolution in 1896 (membership number 1) and served as its first president until 1903. He was also a charter member of the Rhode Island Society of Colonial Wars in 1897 and a member of the Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York.