Background
Sherman, John Harvey was born on December 20, 1887 in Ash Grove, Virginia, United States. Son of Franklin and Caroline Matilda Clapp (Alvord) Sherman.
Sherman, John Harvey was born on December 20, 1887 in Ash Grove, Virginia, United States. Son of Franklin and Caroline Matilda Clapp (Alvord) Sherman.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell University. Bachelor of Laws, John Marshall Law School. Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, University of Wisconsin.
Studied University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown University, University of Minnesota.
Doctor of Education Honoris Causa, U. Tampa, 1940.
; children—Frances (Mistress Edwin M. Bailey), John Harvey, Dora Frantz (Mistress Richard Willoughby), Caroline Matilda Clapp Alvord. Adopted John Henry Stephens III. Married second, Dorothy Gould Cannon, February 22, 1962.
Assistant Cornell University, 1910-1911. Statistician Harrison Boiler Works, Philadelphia, 1911-1913.
Consultant The Emerson Company.
New York City, 1913-1914. Superintendent of markets, District of Columbia, 1914-1916. General manager Paramount Pictures Corporation, 1916-1917.
Lecturer, economics and marketing, University of Minnesota, 1919-1920.
General manager Wisconsin Specialties Company, 1920-1922. Professor economics and commerce, University of Chattanooga, 1922-1925, director summer courses, 1923, 24, 25.
Doctorate. K. Pearsons professor of economics, and dean, Lake Forest University, 1925-1928. Executive secretary Chicago Income Trust, 1930-1934.
Practiced law, 1934-1937.
President University of Tampa, 1937-1940. President Florida High School Music Festival Association, 1937-1940.
Served as captain Air Service in France, World War I. Member Bar of Illinois. Member American Economics Association, American Statistical Association, American Sociological Society, Spanish War Veterans, American Legion, Pi Gamma Museum.
Married Mary Mosby Stephens, September 13, 1914 (deceased. Married second, Dorothy Gould Cannon, February 22, 1962. Children: Frances (Mistress Edwin M. Bailey), John Harvey, Dora Frantz (Mistress Richard Willoughby), Caroline Matilda Clapp Alvord.