Background
He was the son of Darius Sherrill and Mary (Day) Sherrill.
He was the son of Darius Sherrill and Mary (Day) Sherrill.
He began his political career as a Whig, then became a Barnburner, and was a Canal Commissioner from 1857 to 1859, elected on the Republican ticket in 1856. In 1861, he removed to Washington, Doctorate.C, to look after some business interests in coal and railroads. He died of heart disease.