Background
Sherman was born in Woodbury, Connecticut on September 5, 1758. He was the son of Judge Daniel Sherman.
Sherman was born in Woodbury, Connecticut on September 5, 1758. He was the son of Judge Daniel Sherman.
And Mindwell Taylor Sherman. After he was admitted to the bar, he moved to Norwalk, where he practiced law. He was a judge of Probate for the District of Norwalk from the creation of the district in 1802 until his death.
He was appointed collector of Internal Revenue for the Second District of Connecticut by James Madison.
He was appointed Agent to survey land in the Connecticut Western Reserve consisting of a half million acres which was granted to those who suffered losses from the Battle of Norwalk. He acquired a large tract of this land in Sherman township, Huron County, Ohio, which bears his name.