Richard Updike Sherman
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Richard Updike Sherman was a New York State politician and newspaper publisher/editor. He was also the father of U.S. Vice President James Schoolcraft Sherman.
Richard Sherman was:
six children:
Richard Sherman was:
- Editor, OswegoOswego, New YorkOswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18,142 at the 2010 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New York"...
Daily Times & The Herkimer Journal (1844–46) - Owner/editor of RochesterRochester, New YorkRochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
Daily Evening Gazette (1847) - Co-owner/editor UticaUtica, New YorkUtica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....
Morning Herald (1847–82) - Brigadier generalBrigadier GeneralBrigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
, New York State militiaMilitiaThe term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. It is a polyseme with...
(1841–57) - Clerk, New York State AssemblyNew York State AssemblyThe New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
(1851–57) - New York Assemblyman, 1st District of Oneida CountyOneida County, New YorkOneida County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 234,878. The county seat is Utica. The name is in honor of the Oneida, an Iroquoian tribe that formerly occupied the region....
1857/1875-1876 - DelegateDelegateA delegate is a person who speaks or acts on behalf of an organization at a meeting or conference between organizations of the same level A delegate is a person who speaks or acts on behalf of an organization (e.g., a government, a charity, an NGO, or a trade union) at a meeting or conference...
, New York State Constitutional Covention (1867) - Assistant clerk, U.S. House of Representatives (1870)
- Secretary, New York State Fish and Game Commission (1879–1890)
- Trustee, New HartfordNew HartfordNew Hartford is the name of several towns in the United States:*New Hartford, Connecticut*New Hartford, Iowa*New Hartford Township, Minnesota*New Hartford , New York*New Hartford , New York...
Cotten Company - he restocked the lakes of the Adirondack MountainsAdirondack MountainsThe Adirondack Mountains are a mountain range located in the northeastern part of New York, that runs through Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties....
area with fish; also protected the forests from unscrupulous lumber dealers
Marriage
He married his distant cousin Mary Frances Sherman. They hadsix children:
- Richard W., a civil engineer and two-term Mayor of the City of Utica, New YorkUtica, New YorkUtica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....
- Stalham W., who died in 1894
- Mary Louise, wife of Henry J. Cookinham (a law partner of James Schoolcraft Sherman)
- James Schoolcraft ShermanJames S. ShermanJames Schoolcraft Sherman was a United States Representative from New York and the 27th Vice President of the United States . He was a member of the Baldwin, Hoar, and Sherman families.-Early life:...
, US Vice President - Sanford F., President, New Hartford Canning Company
- Willet H., who died in New Hartford in 1868, aged six.