Judson W. Sherman (1808November 12, 1881) was a

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from New York.

Early life and career

Judson W. Sherman was born in

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in 1808. He completed a preparatory education, and settled in

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. Sherman became involved in politics and government, first as a Democratic republican, and later as a Whig. He attended several state and county conventions as a delegate, and held several local offices in Angelica. From 1831 to 1837 he served Allegany County Clerk. In addition, he later served as Deputy

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in the 1850s. He ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1842 and 1852. Sherman was elected as a

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to the Thirty-fifth Congress and served one term (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859).

Military service

In September 1861 Sherman joined the

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for the

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, receiving appointment as a commissary of subsistence officer with the rank of captain and serving until resigning his commission on November 9, 1861.

Death and burial

Sherman died in

on November 12, 1881. He was interred at Until the Day Dawn Cemetery in Angelica.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sherman, Judson W. 1808 births 1881 deaths United States Army officers Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) People from Angelica, New York 19th-century American legislators