Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1823, May 10 | Born, Lancaster, Ohio |
| 1835-1837 | Attended Howe's Academy, Lancaster, Ohio |
| 1840 | Studied law under Judge Jacob Parker (an uncle) and Charles T. Sherman (eldest brother) |
| 1844 | Admitted to the bar in Ohio |
| 1848 | Married Margaret Sarah Cecilia Stewart |
| 1854 | Elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican from Ohio; served on Committee of Inquiry to Kansas |
| 1855 | President of first Republican convention in Ohio |
| 1861 | Elected to Senate from Ohio |
| 1868 | Voted to convict President Andrew Johnson |
| 1877 | Appointed secretary of the treasury |
| 1881 | Re-elected to the Senate from Ohio |
| 1880 | Unsuccessfully sought Republican Party nomination for president |
| 1884 | Unsuccessfully sought Republican Party nomination for president |
| 1885-1887 | President pro tempore of the Senate |
| 1886 | Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| 1888 | Unsuccessfully sought Republican Party nomination for president |
| 1890 | Led action for successful passage of antitrust and silver purchase acts. |
| 1897 | Resigned from the Senate to become secretary of state |
| 1898 | Resigned as secretary of state |
| 1900, Oct. 22 | Died, Washington, D.C. |