born May 10, 1823, Lancaster, Ohio, U.S.
died Oct. 22, 1900, Washington, D.C.
U.S. politician.
A brother of Sherman Antitrust Act and the Sherman Silver Purchase Act (1890). He later served briefly as secretary of state (1897–98), resigning the day Congress declared war against Spain.
John Sherman
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