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John Sherman

American cabinet secretary and senator (1823–1900)
Person Human Q445392
John Sherman
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
May 10, 1823
Date of death
October 22, 1900
Place of birth
Lancaster
Place of death
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, diplomat, engineer, writer, jurist[14]
Employer
United States Department of the Treasury[20]
Position held
United States representative, United States Secretary of State, United States Secretary of the Treasury, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, senator[15][16][17][18][19]
Educated at
Kenyon College[21]
Religion or worldview
Methodism[22]
Member of political party
Whig Party, Opposition Party, Republican Party[24][25][26]
Father
Charles Robert Sherman[11]
Mother
Mary Hoyt[12]
Sibling
William Tecumseh Sherman, Charles Taylor Sherman, Hoyt Sherman
Work location
Washington, D.C.[29]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[36]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[30][31][32][33][34][35]
Family name
Sherman[27]
Given name
John[28]
Name in native language
John Sherman[37]
Place of burial
Mansfield Cemetery[10]
Writing language
English
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🔖 Identifiers · 54
ISNI
0000000081944177
VIAF cluster ID
3322134
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50023075
GND ID
12122368X
American National Biography ID
0500704
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/58175
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
john-sherman
BHL creator ID
89909
BIBSYS ID
90358605
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
sherman-john
CCAB ID
000243361
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00563958
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Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
0040D2547
Dodis ID
P33237
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
185871
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/John-Sherman
FAST ID
7542
FES digital collections entity ID
361139
Find a Grave memorial ID
4234
Freebase ID
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GeneaStar person ID
shermanj0
Genealogics.org person ID
I00427547
Geni profile ID
6000000006348241875
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
john-sherman
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0062480
IdRef ID
098453041
J9U entity ID
987007462863705171
KBR person ID
14045323
NE.se ID
john-sherman
NNDB people ID
278/000050128
NUKAT ID
n2011212217
National Library of Chile ID
000071670
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000405343
National Virtual Library of India ID
777495
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07127300X
Newman Numismatics Portal ID
1776
Online Books Page author ID
Sherman, John, 1823-1900
Open Library ID
OL159282A
OpenMLOL author ID
175034
Our Campaigns candidate ID
19826
Political Graveyard politician ID
sherman.html#228.47.40
Project Gutenberg author ID
25051
Quora topic ID
John-Sherman-32
SBN author ID
TO0V669766
SNAC ARK ID
w6pn97nd
Trading Card Database name ID
158378
Treccani ID
john-sherman
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10580904
US Congress Bio ID
S000346
United States House of Representatives ID
21569
WeRelate person ID
John_Sherman_(97)
WikiTree person ID
Sherman-2207
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/fa3c2e02-c07a-4402-bc82-5e5f12456095

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🔗 Connections
Position held 21
United States Secretary of State, United States Secretary of the Treasury, United States representative, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator +13 more
Occupation 5
writer, politician, lawyer, engineer, diplomat
Described by source 4
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
Member of political party 3
Republican Party, Whig Party, Opposition Party
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Kenyon College
Employer 1
United States Department of the Treasury
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Named after 1
Sherman Antitrust Act
Place of birth 1
Lancaster
Place of death 1
Washington, D.C.
Religion or worldview 1
Methodism
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
William Tecumseh Sherman
Siblings 1
William Tecumseh Sherman
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

John Sherman was born on May 10, 1823[1], in Lancaster[2]. He died on October 22, 1900[3], in Washington, D.C.[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], diplomat[7], engineer[8], and writer[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Sherman include Sherman Antitrust Act[38], a legislation[39], in United States[40].

Why It Matters

Entities named for John Sherman include Sherman Antitrust Act[38], a legislation[39], in United States[40].

FAQs

Where was John Sherman born?

John Sherman's place of birth was Lancaster[2].

Where did John Sherman die?

John Sherman passed away in Washington, D.C.[4].

Who were John Sherman's parents?

John Sherman's father was Charles Robert Sherman[11]. John Sherman's mother was Mary Hoyt[12].

What did John Sherman do for work?

John Sherman worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], diplomat[7], engineer[8], and writer[9].

Where did John Sherman go to school?

John Sherman was educated at Kenyon College[21].

Related Entities

lawyer United States United States senator William Tecumseh Sherman

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [9] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  21. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Trading Card Database name ID → 158378
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    Occupation → politician, lawyer, diplomat +1
    Position held → United States representative, United States Secretary of State, United States Secretary of the Treasury +1
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