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Edgar Jay Sherman |
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| In office 1887 – October 4, 1911[1] |
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| Appointed by | Oliver Ames |
| Preceded by | Marcus Perrin Knowlton[2][3] |
| Succeeded by | Richard W. Irwin[4] |
| In office 1883–1887 |
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| Governor | Benjamin Butler George D. Robinson |
| Preceded by | George Marston |
| Succeeded by | Andrew J. Waterman |
| Majority | 22,555 |
| In office 1869–1883 |
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| Preceded by | Alfred A. Abbott |
| Succeeded by | Henry P. Moulton |
| Born | November 28, 1834[5][6] |
| Died | June 9, 1914 (aged 79)[1][7] |
| Political party | Republican[8] |
| Spouse(s) | Abbie Louise Simmons,[9] m. November 24, 1858;[1] Virginia Bryant,[1] m. February 1906. |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Signature |  |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862[1] |
| Rank | Private, Captain, Major[1] |
| Battles/wars | American 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]
Sherman was born November 28, 1834, in Weathersfield, Vermont, to David and Fanny (Kendall) Sherman.[5]
Sherman died June 9, 1914, in Windsor, Vermont.[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
- ^ Coolidge, Henry D. (November 1913), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, Ma.: Massachusetts General Court, p. 280
- ^ Sherman, Edgar Jay (1908), Some Recollections of a Long Life, Boston, Ma: Edgar J. Sherman, pp. 149–150
- ^ Law Notes (November 1911), News of The Profession, Massachusetts Judicial Appointments, North Port, Long Island, N.Y.: Edward Thompson Company, p. 153
- ^ 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)
- ^ a b Sherman, Edgar Jay (1908), Some Recollections of a Long Life, Boston, Ma: Edgar J. Sherman, p. Page 9
- ^ Essex Institute (1915), Annual Report of the Essex Institute, Salem, Ma: The Essex Institute, p. 36
- ^ Sherman, Edgar Jay (1908), Some Recollections of a Long Life, Boston, Ma: Edgar J. Sherman, p. 75
- ^ 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)
- ^ Sherman, Edgar Jay (1908), Some Recollections of a Long Life, Boston, Ma: Edgar J. Sherman, p. 49
