Taylor Sherman | |
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Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk | |
In office May 1794 – October 1794 [1] [2] Serving with
Samuel Cook Silliman | |
Preceded by |
Thomas Belden, Samuel Comstock |
Succeeded by |
Eliphalet Lockwood, Samuel Cook Silliman |
In office May 1795 – October 1795 [1] [2] Serving with
Eliphalet Lockwood | |
Preceded by |
Eliphalet Lockwood, Samuel Cook Silliman |
Succeeded by |
Eliphalet Lockwood, Samuel Comstock |
In office May 1796 – October 1796 [1] [2] Serving with
Eliphalet Lockwood | |
Preceded by |
Eliphalet Lockwood, Samuel Comstock |
Succeeded by |
Eliphalet Lockwood, Matthew Marvin |
Personal details | |
Born | [3]
[4] Woodbury, Connecticut [4] | September 5, 1758
Died | May 14, 1815[4] Norwalk, Connecticut | (aged 56)
Resting place |
Mill Hill Burying Ground, Norwalk, Connecticut [3] |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Stoddard (m. 1787) [3] [4] |
Children | Charles Robert Sherman, Daniel, Elizabeth [3] |
Residence(s) | 89 Main Street, Norwalk, Connecticut |
Occupation | lawyer, judge |
Taylor Sherman (September 5, 1758 – May 14, 1815) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk in the sessions of May 1794, May 1795, and May 1796.
Sherman was born in Woodbury, Connecticut [4] on September 5, 1758. [3] He was the son of Judge Daniel Sherman. [4] and Mindwell Taylor Sherman.
He married Elizabeth Stoddard of Woodbury in 1787. [4] After he was admitted to the bar, he moved to Norwalk, where he practiced law. [4]
He was a judge of Probate for the District of Norwalk from the creation of the district in 1802 until his death. [4]
He was appointed collector of Internal Revenue for the Second District of Connecticut by James Madison. [4]
He was appointed Agent to survey land in the Connecticut Western Reserve consisting of a half million acres which was granted to those who suffered losses from the Battle of Norwalk. [4] He acquired a large tract of this land in Sherman township, Huron County, Ohio, which bears his name. [4] [5]
He was the father of Charles Robert Sherman, justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, and grandfather of General William Tecumseh Sherman. [4]
The Taylor Sherman House was located at 89 Main Street in Norwalk, and the house's design was studied for the Historic American Buildings Survey by the Library of Congress.