Lawrence Yates Sherman
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United States Senator from Illinois |
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In office March 26, 1913 – March 3, 1921 |
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| Preceded by | William Lorimer |
| Succeeded by | William B. McKinley |
| 28th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois | |
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In office January 9, 1905 – January 18, 1909 |
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| Governor | Charles S. Deneen |
| Preceded by | William Northcott |
| Succeeded by | John G. Oglesby |
| 40th Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
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In office January 4, 1899 – January 7, 1903 |
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| Preceded by | Edward C. Curtis |
| Succeeded by | John Henry Miller |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
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In office 1897–1905 |
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November 8, 1858 Miami County, Ohio |
| Died | September 15, 1939 (aged 80) Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | McKendree University |
Lawrence Yates Sherman (November 8, 1858 – September 15, 1939) was a Republican politician from the State of Illinois. He served as United States Senator, the 28th Lieutenant Governor, and as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives.
Sherman is best known for his role in preventing the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles, which kept the United States out of the League of Nations.
Sherman was born on November 8, 1858 near Piqua in Miami County, Ohio, the son of Nelson Sherman and Maria (Yates) Sherman. A year later, he moved with his parents to McDonough County, Illinois and eight years later, they moved to Grove Township in Jasper County, Illinois.
He attended the common schools and Lee's Academy in Coles County, and in 1882 earned an LL.B. degree from McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois. He studied law under Judge Henry Horner and Professor Samuel H. Deneen and was admitted to the bar in Illinois in 1882.
In 1891, he married Ella M. Crews, who died in 1893. On March 4, 1908, he married Estelle Spitler, who died in 1910.
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