Edgar J. Sherman

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Edgar Jay Sherman
Associate Justice of the
Massachusetts Superior Court
In office
1887 – October 4, 1911[1]
Appointed byOliver Ames
Preceded byMarcus Perrin Knowlton[2][3]
Succeeded byRichard W. Irwin[4]
Massachusetts Attorney General
In office
1883–1887
Preceded byGeorge Marston
Succeeded byAndrew J. Waterman
Majority22,555
District Attorney for Essex County, Massachusetts
In office
1869–1883
Preceded byAlfred A. Abbott
Succeeded byHenry P. Moulton
Personal details
BornNovember 28, 1834[5][6]
Weathersfield, Vermont[5][6]
DiedJune 9, 1914(1914-06-09) (aged 79)[1][7]
Windsor, Vermont[1]
Political partyRepublican[8]
Spouse(s)Abbie Louise Simmons,[9] m. November 24, 1858;[1] Virginia Bryant,[1] m. February 1906.
ProfessionLawyer
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Years of service1862[1]
RankPrivate, Captain, Major[1]
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Edgar Jay Sherman (November 28, 1834 – June 9, 1914) was an American attorney who served as District Attorney of the Eastern District of Massachusetts, as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Attorney General of Massachusetts and as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court.[10]

Early life[edit]

Sherman was born November 28, 1834, in Weathersfield, Vermont, to David and Fanny (Kendall) Sherman.[5]

Death[edit]

Sherman died June 9, 1914, in Windsor, Vermont.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i The Boston Evening Transcript (June 9, 1914), JUDGE EDGAR JAY SHERMAN Retired Member of the Massachusetts Superior Court Bench Had a Notable Career in Various Public Offices, Boston, Ma: The Boston Evening Transcript, p. 16
  2. ^ Coolidge, Henry D. (November 1913), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, Ma.: Massachusetts General Court, p. 280
  3. ^ Sherman, Edgar Jay (1908), Some Recollections of a Long Life, Boston, Ma: Edgar J. Sherman, pp. 149–150
  4. ^ Law Notes (November 1911), News of The Profession, Massachusetts Judicial Appointments, North Port, Long Island, N.Y.: Edward Thompson Company, p. 153
  5. ^ a b c Ullery, Jacob G. (1894), Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont, Brattleboro, Vermont: Transcript Publishing Company, p. Page 141 (Sons of Vermont section)
  6. ^ a b Sherman, Edgar Jay (1908), Some Recollections of a Long Life, Boston, Ma: Edgar J. Sherman, p. Page 9
  7. ^ Essex Institute (1915), Annual Report of the Essex Institute, Salem, Ma: The Essex Institute, p. 36
  8. ^ Sherman, Edgar Jay (1908), Some Recollections of a Long Life, Boston, Ma: Edgar J. Sherman, p. 75
  9. ^ Ullery, Jacob G. (1894), Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont, Brattleboro, Vermont: Transcript Publishing Company, p. Page 142 (Sons of Vermont)
  10. ^ Sherman, Edgar Jay (1908), Some Recollections of a Long Life, Boston, Ma: Edgar J. Sherman, p. 49
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1883–1887 		Succeeded by


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