Sherman, James Schoolcraft (10/24/1855-10/30/1912)

Summary

• Number of Terms: 1
• Occupation: Attorney, politician, Vice President of the United States
• Committees/Roles: ex-officio as Vice President of the United States, elected Chancellor

Subject

• Sherman, J. S (James Schoolcraft) 1855-1912
• Board of Regents
• United States. Office of the Vice President
• Chancellor of the Smithsonian Board of Regents
• Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

Category

Smithsonian Board of Regents

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Images of this Regent can be found in the following repositories: United States Capitol; Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute Museum of Art; RU 95, Smithsonian Institution Archives

Regent type

Vice President (Republican)

Notes

Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. The Continental Congress (September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788) and the Congress of the United States (from the first through the ninety-first Congress March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, inclusive). Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1971; Dictionary of American Biography. Volumes 1-20. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928-1936; Who Was Who in America. A component volume in "Who's Who in American History." Volume 1, 1897-1942. Chicago: A. N. Marquis Co., 1943.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

Regent Tenure: 03/04/1909-10/30/1912

Topic

• Politicians
• Lawyers
• Regents

Form/Genre

Biographies

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