SHERMAN, Roger, Senator [1721-1793] -- American patriot politician, Signer
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence; delegate to Continental Congress, US Senator 
Chronology |
1745 | A New Haven surveyor |
1754 | Admitted to the bar |
1755-1756 | Member: Connecticut assembly |
1755-1761 | Justice of the Peace: Litchfield Co. |
1758-1761 | Member: Connecticut assembly |
1759-1761 | Quorum |
1761/06 | Moved to New Haven |
1764-1766 | Member: Connecticut assembly |
1765-1766 | Justice of the Peace & member of the court: New Haven |
1766-1767 | Judge of the superior court |
1766-1785 | Member: State senate |
1773-1788 | Judge of the superior court |
1774-1781 | Member: Continental Congress |
1774-1787 | Only person to have signed all four early historic documents:
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1777-1779 | Member: Council of Safety |
1784 | Member: Continental Congress |
1784-1793 | Mayor: New Haven |
1787 | Delegate: Federal Constitutional Convention |
1789-1791 | Elected: First US Congress |
1791-1793 | Elected: US Senate (to fill a vacancy) |
Bookmarks (off-site links) |
- Works by
- Analyses, critiques and interpretations
- Founders' Constitution Search Results original documents by or mentioning Sherman
- A CAVEAT AGAINST INJUSTICE by Judge Roger Sherman
- Works about
- Biographical
- Specific periods, events, aspects
- The History of Sherman founder of Sherman, CT [archive]
- Bicameral legislature Sherman's plan broke the deadlock between the large and small states over representation.
- Roger Sherman and The Connecticut Compromise
- The Life of Roger Sherman - Google Book Search
- Roger Sherman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- SHERMAN, Roger (1721-1793) Biographical Information His official congressional biography
- USA: Roger Sherman A Dutch site, by students of the University of Groningen
- Colonial Hall: Biography of Roger Sherman, Page 1
- The Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution - Patriots: Roger Sherman
- Roger Sherman at USHISTORY.ORG
- Roger Sherman The Gallery of Fame
- Biography of Roger Sherman
- Sherman, Roger. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
- Roger Sherman Writings and Biography
- Specific periods, events, aspects
- Genealogy
- Genealogy of the Honorable Roger Sherman comprehensive! [archive]
- Memorials, tributes, shrines
- Bibliographies and Link Farms
- Biographical
- Historical context, background
- Residences
- Roger Sherman Inn - History one of several inns named for Sherman
- Four important documents
Sherman was the only person to sign all four
- 1774-10-20 The Articles of Association The Avalon Project : Journals of the Coninental Congress
- 1776-07-04 The Declaration of Independence
- 1777-11-15 The Articles of Confederation
- 1787-05-14 The Constitution of the United States of America
- Residences
- Gallery
- Roger Sherman CT Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
- 1776 (1972) Sherman is portrayed by Rex Robbins
- roger sherman - Google Image Search
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Associated |
- 5C10: ¤DAVIS, Roderic A., 2nd
