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John Sherman
Secretary of State,
Term of Appointment:
03/06/1897 to
04/27/1898
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- Born in Lancaster, Ohio on May 10, 1823;
- Attended a local academy;
- Admitted to the bar in 1844 and practiced in Mansfield, Ohio;
- Married Margaret Sarah Cecilia Stewart in 1848;
- Delegate to the Whig National Conventions of 1848 and 1852;
- Moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1853;
- Chairman of the first Republican convention in Ohio in 1855 and participated in the organization of the national Republican Party; was a Representative from Ohio, 1855-1861;
- Senator from Ohio 1861-1877;
- Secretary of the Treasury in President Hayes' Cabinet 1877-1881;
- Again a Senator from Ohio 1881-1897;
- An authority on matters of Federal finance;
- Unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 1880, in 1884, and again in 1888;
- Secretary of State in President McKinley's Cabinet from March 6, 1897, until April 27, 1898;
- As Secretary of State, supported the American interpretation of most-favored-nation treatment in matters relating to international trade;
- Retired from public life;
- Died in Washington, DC, October 22, 1900.
Released on July 15, 2003
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