Background
He was born on October 16, 1868, in Van Etten, Chemung County, New New York
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Sherman Moreland
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He attended the district school. In 1888, he enrolled at Cornell University and graduated Bachelor of Letters He graduated Bachelor of Laws from Cornell Law School in 1894, was admitted to the bar in 1896, and practiced law in Van Etten.
Career
Then he worked for two years in a bark mill, and then as a clerk in a hardware store. in 1892. In 1907, he sponsored the Moreland Acting, which allows the governor to investigate any public department within the state, a power previously held only by the legislature. In 1909, Moreland was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt to the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
In 1911, he acted briefly as Dean of the University of the Philippines College of Law when the latter was established.
He remained on the bench until 1917, when he joined the Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States Army. He appeared as chief prosecutor at the court-martial of Colonel
Billy Mitchell in 1925. He retired, with the rank of colonel, from the army in 1929, and resumed his law practice in Van Etten.
He died on December 27, 1951, at his home in Van Etten, New New York
And was buried at the Canfield Cemetery there.
Membership
Moreland was a member of the New York State Assembly (Chemung Company) in 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1907. And was Majority Leader in 1906 and 1907.
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Nationality
American