Francis Cornwall Sherman
| Francis Cornwall Sherman | |
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| 5th & 23rd Mayor of Chicago | |
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In office 1841–1842 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Loyd |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Wright Raymond |
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In office 1862–1865 |
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| Preceded by | Julian Sidney Rumsey |
| Succeeded by | John Blake Rice |
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| Born |
September 18, 1805 Newtown, Connecticut |
| Died | November 7, 1870 (aged 65) Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Chicago, Illinois |
Francis Cornwall Sherman (September 18, 1805 – November 7, 1870; buried in Graceland Cemetery) served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois three terms (1841–1842, 1862–1865) for the Democratic Party. Sherman arrived in Chicago in April 1834 from Newtown, Connecticut. He was a brick manufacturer and made the bricks for Archibald Clybourne's mansion. In July 1835, he was elected a village trustee. In 1837, he opened the City Hotel, later the Sherman House. He continued to work as a contractor and builder, eventually serving as mayor of Chicago three times. Sherman also served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners and in the Illinois House of Representatives. His son, Francis Trowbridge Sherman, was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the Civil War.
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