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

Buren R. Sherman
12th Governor of Iowa
In office
January 12, 1882 – January 14, 1886
LieutenantOrlando H. Manning
Preceded byJohn H. Gear
Succeeded byWilliam Larrabee
8th State Auditor of Iowa
In office
1874–1881
GovernorSamuel J. Kirkwood
Joshua G. Newbold
John H. Gear
Preceded byJohn Russell
Succeeded byWilliam V. Lucas
Personal details
Born
Buren Robinson Sherman

(1836-05-28)May 28, 1836
Phelps, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 11, 1904(1904-11-11) (aged 68)
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Iowa
Sherman in the 1900 Iowa Official Register

Biography

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Iowa Governor Buren Robinson Sherman". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  2. ^ Portrait and Biographical Album - 1887 - Buren R. Sherman at freepages.books.rootsweb.com
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Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee Governor of Iowa
1881, 1883
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
John Russell
State Auditor of Iowa
1874–1881
Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Iowa
January 12, 1882 – January 14, 1886
Succeeded by