US Con Η Sherman, Socrates Norton - U.S. Congressman, NY

Socrates Norton Sherman

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Born: July 22, 1801

Birthplace: Barre, Vermont

Father: Asaph Sherman 1775 – 1835

Mother: Sophia Norton 1776 – 1851

Wife: Lois Low 1806 – 1864
(Buried: Ogdensburg Cemetery, Ogdensburg, New York)​

Children:

Sophia Sherman Blodgett 1829 – 1900​
(Buried: Ogdensburg Cemetery, Ogdensburg, New York)​
Low E. Sherman 1836 – 1863​
(Buried: Ogdensburg Cemetery, Ogdensburg, New York)​

Political Party: Republican Party
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Education:


1824: Graduated from Mount Castleton Medical College​

Occupation before War:

1825 – 1861: Medical Doctor in Ogdensburg, New York​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1863: United States Congressman from New York​
1861 – 1863: Member of House Interior Department Expenditures Committee​
1861 – 1863: Member of House Invalid Pensions Committee​
1861 – 1865: Major and Surgeon for 34th​ New York Infantry Regiment​
1862: Choose not to be a candidate for renomination to U.S. Congress.​
1865: Mustered out of the Union Army as Breveted Lt. Colonel​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1873: Medical Doctor in Ogdensburg, New York​

Died: February 1, 1873

Place of Death: Ogdensburg, New York

Age at time of Death: 71 years old

Burial Place: Ogdensburg Cemetery, Ogdensburg, New York
 
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