Francis Cornwall Sherman

Francis Cornwall Sherman
Francis Cornwall Sherman
5th Mayor of Chicago
	In office; 1841–1842
Preceded by	Alexander Loyd
Succeeded by	Benjamin Wright Raymond
23rd Mayor of Chicago
	In office; 1862–1865
Preceded by	Julian Sidney Rumsey
Succeeded by	John Blake Rice
Personal details
Born	September 18, 1805; Newtown, Connecticut
Died	November 7, 1870 (aged 65); Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Electa Trowbridge (?-1870) (his death)
Children	7
Residence	Chicago, Illinois

Francis Cornwall Sherman (September 18, 1805 – November 7, 1870) served as Mayor of Chicago two terms (1841–1842, 1862–1865) for the Democratic Party.

Sherman was born on September 18, 1805 in Newton, Connecticut. He was a brick manufacturer and made the bricks for Archibald Clybourne's mansion. In July 1835, he was elected a village trustee. In 1837, he opened the City Hotel, later the Sherman House. He continued to work as a contractor and builder, eventually serving as mayor of Chicago three times.

His son, Francis Trowbridge Sherman, was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the Civil War.

Sherman died on November 7, 1870 in Chicago, Illinois, aged 65.

He was married to Electa Trowbridge in Danbury, Connecticut before moving here in Chicago. They had seven children.

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