James Sherman
27th Vice President of the United States
(1909 to 1912)
Served Under: William Taft
Political Party: Republican
Occupation: Lawyer
Born: 1855
Died: 1912
Biography
Sherman was both a lawyer, and (1884–85) mayor of Utica. Sherman served (1887–91, 1893–1909) as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives and was a skillful parliamentarian. In 1908 he was elected Vice President on the Republican ticket along with William Howard Taft. Sherman was renominated in 1912 but died shortly thereafter. Nicholas M. Butler ran in his place.
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