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Roger Sherman | |
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| United States Senator from Connecticut | |
| In office June 13, 1791 – July 23, 1793 | |
| Preceded by | William S. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Stephen M. Mitchell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Amasa Learned |
| Member of the Confederation Congress from Connecticut | |
| In office 1784–1784 | |
| Delegate to the Continental Congress from Connecticut | |
| In office 1774–1781 | |
| 1st Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut | |
| In office 1784–1793 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 19, 1721 Newton, Province of Massachusetts, British America |
| Died | July 23, 1793 (aged 72) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Resting place | Grove Street Cemetery New Haven |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Pro-Administration |
| Spouse(s) |
Elizabeth Hartwell
(m. 1749; died 1760) |
| Children | 15 |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
| Signature |  |
Roger Sherman (April 19, 1721 – July 23, 1793) was an early American statesman, lawyer, and a Founding Father of the United States. He is the only person to sign all four great state papers of the United States: the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution.[1][2] He also signed the 1774 Petition to the King.
Born in Newton, Massachusetts, Sherman established a legal career in Litchfield County, Connecticut, despite a lack of formal education. After a period in the Connecticut House of Representatives, he served as a justice of the Superior Court of Connecticut from 1766 to 1789. He represented Connecticut at the Continental Congress, and he was a member of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence.
Sherman served as a delegate to the 1787 Philadelphia Convention, which produced the United States Constitution. After Benjamin Franklin, he was the second oldest delegate present at the convention. Sherman favored granting the federal government power to raise revenue and regulate commerce, but initially opposed efforts to supplant the Articles of Confederation with a new constitution.[3] After supporting the establishment of a new constitution, Sherman became a key delegate and main opponent of James Madison's Virginia Plan by introducing the Connecticut Compromise that won the approval of both the more and less populous states.[4][5][6]
After the ratification of the Constitution, Sherman represented Connecticut in the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1791. He served in the United States Senate from 1791 to his death in 1793.
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- ^ "Roger Sherman: The Only Man Who Signed All Four Founding Documents", Journal of the American Revolution, 2017 article
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- ^ Robertson, David B. The Original Compromise: What the Constitution's Framers Were Really Thinking. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. Print.