# Lawrence Yates Sherman

> American politician (1858-1939)

**Wikidata**: [Q436363](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q436363)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Y._Sherman)  
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## Summary

Lawrence Yates Sherman was a United States citizen born in Piqua on November 8, 1858[1]. He died in Daytona Beach on September 15, 1939[1] and was buried in Illinois.Educated at McKendree University, he worked as a politician, judge, and lawyer. He served as the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois from 1905 to 1909[2]. He subsequently held the office of United States senator across consecutive terms from 1913 to 1915, 1915 to 1917, and 1917 to 1919[2].


## References

1. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
2. Find a Grave
3. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013