Background
He was born in 1842 in Albany, New York to Watts Sherman (c 1820–1865) and Sarah Maria Gibson.
He was born in 1842 in Albany, New York to Watts Sherman (c 1820–1865) and Sarah Maria Gibson.
In 1875–1876 he had the William Watts Sherman House constructed in Newport, Rhode Island. In 1875 to 1876 he built the William Watts Sherman House in Newport, Rhode Island, which is a National Historic Landmark due to its architectural significance. He was a presidential elector from Rhode Island for President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904.
Sherman belonged to several patriotic and hereditary societies.
He died on January 22, 1912, at his home at 838 Fifth Avenue. He was buried in the Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island.
Personal life
They had two daughters, Georgette and Sybil. Annie died of pneumonia in 1884.
They had two daughters:
Irene Muriel Augusta Sherman, who married Lawrence Lewis Gillespie
Mildred Constance Sherman, who married Ralph Stonor, 5th Baron Camoys.
In 1905 he was admitted as an honorary member of the Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati. He was also a charter member of the Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the Revolution in 1896 (membership number 1) as well as a charter member of the Rhode Island Society of Colonial Wars in 1897. He was also a member of the Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New New York
Sherman was a member of several social clubs including the Metropolitan Club, Knickerbocker Club, Century Club, City Club, and the National Arts Club.
