Edgar J. Sherman

Edgar Jay Sherman
Edgar Jay Sherman
Associate Justice of the; Massachusetts Superior Court
	In office; 1887 – October 4, 1911[1]
Appointed by	Oliver Ames
Preceded by	Marcus Perrin Knowlton[2][3]
Succeeded by	Richard W. Irwin[4]
Massachusetts Attorney General
	In office; 1883 – October 1, 1887
Majority	22,555
Member of the; Massachusetts House of Representatives
	In office; January 1865[5] – 1867
Personal details
Born	November 28, 1834[6][7]; Weathersfield, Vermont[6][7]
Died	June 9, 1914 (aged 79)[1][8]; Windsor, Vermont[1]
Political party	Republican[9]
Spouse(s)	Abbie Louise Simmons,[10] m. November 24, 1858;[1] Virginia Bryant,[1] m. February 1906.
Profession	Lawyer
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America; Union
Branch/service	Union Army
Years of service	1862[1]
Rank	Private, Captain, Major[1]
Battles/wars	American Civil War; Battle of Port Hudson[1];

Edgar Jay Sherman (November 28, 1834 – June 9, 1914) was an American attorney who served as District Attorney of the Eastern District of Massachusetts, as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Attorney General of Massachusetts and as an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court.

Early life

Sherman was born November 28, 1834 in Weathersfield, Vermont to David and Fanny (Kendall) Sherman.[6]

Death

Sherman died June 9, 1914 in Windsor, Vermont.[1]

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References

The Boston Evening Transcript (June 9, 1914), JUDGE EDGAR JAY SHERMAN Retired Member of the Massachusetts Superior Court Bench Had a Notable Career in Various Public Offices, Boston, Ma: The Boston Evening Transcript, p. Page 16.
Coolidge, Henry D. (November 1913), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, Ma.: Massachusetts General Court, p. Page 280.
Sherman, Edgar Jay (1908), Some Recollections of a Long Life, Boston, Ma: Edgar J. Sherman, p. Pages149-150.
Law Notes (November 1911), News of The Profession, Massachusetts Judicial Appointments, North Port, Long Island, N.Y.: Edward Thompson Company, p. Page 153.
Sherman, Edgar Jay (1908), Some Recollections of a Long Life, Boston, Ma: Edgar J. Sherman, p. Page 49.
Ullery, Jacob G. (1894), Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont, Brattleboro, Vermont: Transcript Publishing Company, p. Page 141 (Sons of Vermont section).
Sherman, Edgar Jay (1908), Some Recollections of a Long Life, Boston, Ma: Edgar J. Sherman, p. Page 9.
Essex Institute (1915), Annual Report of the Essex Institute, Salem, Ma: The Essex Institute, p. Page 36.
Sherman, Edgar Jay (1908), Some Recollections of a Long Life, Boston, Ma: Edgar J. Sherman, p. Page 75.
Ullery, Jacob G. (1894), Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont, Brattleboro, Vermont: Transcript Publishing Company, p. Page 142 (Sons of Vermont).

Legal offices
Preceded by George Marston	Attorney General of Massachusetts 1883–1887	Succeeded by Andrew J. Waterman

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[Boston_Evening_Transcript_June_9,_1914_Page16-1] The Boston Evening Transcript (June 9, 1914), JUDGE EDGAR JAY SHERMAN Retired Member of the Massachusetts Superior Court Bench Had a Notable Career in Various Public Offices, Boston, Ma: The Boston Evening Transcript, p. Page 16.

[GC_Manual1913Page280-2] Coolidge, Henry D. (November 1913), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, Ma.: Massachusetts General Court, p. Page 280.

[Sherman_Pages149-150-3] Sherman, Edgar Jay (1908), Some Recollections of a Long Life, Boston, Ma: Edgar J. Sherman, p. Pages149-150.

[Law_Notes11-1911p153-4] Law Notes (November 1911), News of The Profession, Massachusetts Judicial Appointments, North Port, Long Island, N.Y.: Edward Thompson Company, p. Page 153.

[Sherman_Page49-5] Sherman, Edgar Jay (1908), Some Recollections of a Long Life, Boston, Ma: Edgar J. Sherman, p. Page 49.

[Ullery_Page_141-6] Ullery, Jacob G. (1894), Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont, Brattleboro, Vermont: Transcript Publishing Company, p. Page 141 (Sons of Vermont section).

[Sherman_Page9-7] Sherman, Edgar Jay (1908), Some Recollections of a Long Life, Boston, Ma: Edgar J. Sherman, p. Page 9.

[Essex_Institute_Page36-8] Essex Institute (1915), Annual Report of the Essex Institute, Salem, Ma: The Essex Institute, p. Page 36.

[Sherman_Page75-9] Sherman, Edgar Jay (1908), Some Recollections of a Long Life, Boston, Ma: Edgar J. Sherman, p. Page 75.

[Ullery_Page_142-10] Ullery, Jacob G. (1894), Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont, Brattleboro, Vermont: Transcript Publishing Company, p. Page 142 (Sons of Vermont).