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Richard Updike Sherman (1819–1895) was a New York State politician and newspaper publisher/editor. He was also the father of U.S. Vice President James Schoolcraft Sherman. Richard Sherman was: *Editor, ''Oswego Daily Times'' & ''The Herkimer Journal'' (1844–46) *Owner/editor of ''Rochester Daily Evening Gazette'' (1847) *Co-owner/editor ''Utica Morning Herald'' (1847–82) *Brigadier general, New York State militia (1841–57) *Clerk of the New York State Assembly, from January 7, 1851, to January 6, 1857 (Whig, later Republican) *Member of the New York State Assembly (Oneida Co., 1st D.) in 1857 (as a Republican), 1875 and 1876 (both as a Democrat) * a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1867–68 *Assistant clerk, U.S. House of Representatives (1870) *Secretary, New York State Fish and Game Commission (1879–1890) :Trustee, New Hartford Cotten Company - he restocked the lakes of the Adirondack Mountains area with fish; also protected the forests from unscrupulous lumber dealers ==Marriage== He married his distant cousin Mary Frances Sherman. They had six children: *Richard W., a civil engineer and two-term Mayor of the City of Utica, New York *Stalham W., who died in 1894 *Mary Louise, wife of Henry J. Cookinham (a law partner of James Schoolcraft Sherman) *James Schoolcraft Sherman, US Vice President *Sanford F., President, New Hartford Canning Company *Willet H., who died in New Hartford in 1868, aged six. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard U. Sherman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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