Background
Sherman was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, the son of Taylor Sherman, a judge and state representative.
Sherman was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, the son of Taylor Sherman, a judge and state representative.
He studied law in the office of a Mr. Chapman in Newtown and was admitted to the bar in 1809.
In the War of 1812, he served as a Major of the Ohio Militia. In 1823 he became a judge in the Ohio Supreme Court, where he continued to serve until his sudden death in 1829. The Supreme Court rode a circuit in those days, and Sherman died while holding court in Lebanon, Ohio, where he was buried.
He was later re-interred in Elmwood Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio.
Another son was John Sherman, who would become a successful Republican Party politician, United States. Senator, and Cabinet Secretary. He was a trustee of Ohio University.