James S. Sherman

James S. Sherman
James S. Sherman
27th Vice President of the United States
	In office; March 4, 1909 – October 30, 1912
President	William Howard Taft
Preceded by	Charles W. Fairbanks
Succeeded by	Thomas R. Marshall
Member of the; U.S. House of Representatives; from New York
	In office; March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1909
Preceded by	James J. Belden
Succeeded by	Charles S. Millington
Constituency	25th district (1893–1903); 27th district (1903–09)
	In office; March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
Preceded by	John T. Spriggs
Succeeded by	Henry Wilbur Bentley
Constituency	23rd district
Mayor of Utica
	In office; March 1884 – March 1885
Preceded by	John T. Spriggs
Succeeded by	Thomas E. Kinney
Personal details
Born	James Schoolcraft Sherman; October 24, 1855; Utica, New York U.S.
Died	October 30, 1912 (aged 57); Utica, New York U.S.
Resting place	Forest Hill Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Carrie Babcock (m. 1881)
Children	3
Relatives	Richard U. Sherman (father)
Education	Hamilton College, New York (BA)
Profession	Attorney
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Nickname(s)	Sunny Jim

James Schoolcraft Sherman (October 24, 1855 – October 30, 1912) was the 27th vice president of the United States. He was in office from March 4, 1909 to October 30, 1912. Sherman was a member of the Republican Party, and served with President William Howard Taft. Before he became vice president, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, serving from 1887 to 1891 and 1893 to 1909.

Sherman is the seventh, and the most recent, vice president to have died in office.