Buren R. Sherman Explained

Buren R. Sherman
Order1:12th Governor of Iowa
Lieutenant1:Orlando H. Manning
Term Start1:January 12, 1882
Term End1:January 14, 1886
Predecessor1:John H. Gear
Successor1:William Larrabee
Office2:8th State Auditor of Iowa
Term Start2:1874
Term End2:1881
Governor2:Samuel J. Kirkwood
Joshua G. Newbold
John H. Gear
Predecessor2:John Russell
Successor2:William V. Lucas
Birth Name:Buren Robinson Sherman
Birth Date:28 May 1836
Birth Place:Phelps, New York, U.S.
Party:Republican Party
Alma Mater:University of Iowa

Buren Robinson Sherman (May 28, 1836November 11, 1904) was the 12th Governor of Iowa, serving from 1882 to 1886.

Biography

Sherman was born in Phelps, New York on May 28, 1836.[1]

He studied law after his family moved to Iowa in 1855 and was admitted to the bar in 1859. Sherman then practiced law in Vinton, Iowa in 1860, but only until 1861, when he signed up with the 13th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment for the Union Army. He retired as a captain in mid-1863 due to injuries suffered at Shiloh.[1]

Sherman was elected county judge of Benton County upon his return, resigning from the post in 1866 to accept a position in the office of the clerk of the district court.From 1874 to 1881 he was Iowa's state auditor.[1]

Sherman was elected Governor of Iowa in 1882 and was the first occupant of the governor's office in the Iowa State Capitol; however, it was his successor, William Larrabee, who first occupied the office for a full term.

In 1885, he was awarded an LL.D. from the University of Iowa. He was also a freemason who was especially active in Scottish Rite Masonry and helped found the Des Moines Scottish Rite Consistory.

Sherman died November 11, 1904, and is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton, Iowa.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iowa Governor Buren Robinson Sherman. National Governors Association. May 16, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110516071714/http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=57fc224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD. May 16, 2011.
  2. http://freepages.books.rootsweb.com/~cooverfamily/album_13.html Portrait and Biographical Album - 1887 - Buren R. Sherman