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About Henry Sherman, Chief Justice of New Mexico Territory
Chief Justice Henry Sherman
Find A Grave Memorial ID # 70973447
Henry Sherman, who died in Washington, District of Columbia, March 28, 1879, was the third son of Josiah and Hannah (Jones) Sherman of Albany, New York, where he was born March 6, 1808.
He spent a part of the first year after graduation in the Princeton Theological Seminary (New Jersey) and then took up the study of law in the Yale Law School, returning in 1832 to his home in Albany, and there entering his profession.
He soon removed to New York City, and while practicing there published in 1841 a "Digest of the Law of Marine Insurance," which ran through several editions. In 1843 he also published a "Governmental History of the U.S.," for use in schools. In 1850 he removed to Hartford, Connecticut and there published (1858) a work on slavery and (1860) an enlarged edition of his History.
In 1861 he removed to Washington, and was employed until 1868 in connection with one of the bureaus of the Treasury Department. In 1868 he resumed the practice of his profession in Washington, in which he continued until his death (which occurred, after a three weeks' illness from erysipelas), being at that time of the law firm of Sherman & Atlee.
Mr. Sherman was a personal friend of President Abraham Lincoln, who on the morning before his assassination tendered him the Chief Justiceship of the Territory of New Mexico, his commission was afterwards sent him by President Johnson, but he resigned the office very soon.
He was married, September 20, 1843, to Miss Anna Amelia, daughter of Michael Burnham, the publisher of the New York Evening Post. She survives him with three of their five children.
Yale College Obituary Record, 1870-1880, pp. 343-344
Name: Henry Sherman
Gender: Male
Race: White
Occupation: Lawyer
Death Age: 71
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 1808
Birth Place: New York
Death Date: 24 Mar 1879
Burial Date: 26 Mar 1879
Cemetery: Oak Hill Cemetery
FHL Film Number: 2135668
Reference ID: cn 19540
Washington, D.C., U.S., Select Deaths and Burials Index, 1769-1960
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Henry Sherman, Chief Justice of New Mexico Territory's Timeline
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March 6, 1808
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Albany, Albany County, New York, United States
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| 1813 |
August 1, 1813
Age 5
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First Presbyterian Church, Albany, Albany County, New York, United States
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| 1844 |
October 27, 1844
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Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1850 |
December 10, 1850
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Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1855 |
March 16, 1855
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Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
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August 18, 1864
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Washington, District of Columbia, DC, United States
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| 1879 |
March 24, 1879
Age 71
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Washington, District of Columbia, DC, United States
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March 26, 1879
Age 71
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Oak Hill Cemetery, R Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC, 20007, United States
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