Buren Robinson Sherman (May 28, 1836November 11, 1904) was the 12th Governor of

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, serving from 1882 to 1886.

Biography

Sherman was born in

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on May 28, 1836. He studied

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after his family moved to

in 1855 and was admitted to the

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in 1859. Sherman then practiced law in

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in 1860, but only until 1861, when he signed up with the

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for the

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. He retired as a captain in mid-1863 due to injuries suffered at Shiloh. Sherman was elected county judge of Benton County upon his return, resigning from the post in 1866 to accept a position in the office of the clerk of the district court. From 1874 to 1881 he was Iowa's state auditor. Sherman was elected

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in 1882 and was the first occupant of the governor's office in the Iowa State Capitol; however, it was his successor, William Larrabee, who first occupied the office for a full term. In 1885, he was awarded an

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from the

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. He was also a freemason who was especially active in

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Masonry and helped found the Des Moines Scottish Rite Consistory. Sherman died November 11, 1904, and is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton, Iowa.Portrait and Biographical Album - 1887 - Buren R. Sherman
at freepages.books.rootsweb.com

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* * 1836 births 1904 deaths People from Phelps, New York People from Vinton, Iowa Iowa lawyers Union Army officers Iowa state court judges Republican Party governors of Iowa University of Iowa alumni State Auditors of Iowa 19th-century American judges 19th-century American politicians Military personnel from Iowa {{AmericanCivilWar-bio-stub