= John Sherman =

'''John Sherman''' was a [[UnitedStates/WhigParty|Whig]] then later [[UnitedStates/RepublicanParty|Republican]] politician, [[UnitedStates/Congress|congressman]], [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfTheTreasury|secretary of the Treasury]], and [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfState|secretary of state]].

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== History ==

Sherman was first elected to [[UnitedStates/Congress|Congress]] to represent Ohio's 13th district in 1857. He was then elected to the Senate in 1861. He served as a senator until he was appointed [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfTheTreasury|Secretary of the Treasury]] in 1977, under the [[UnitedStates/RutherfordBHayes|Hayes]] administration.

He returned to the Senate in 1881 and became president ''pro tempore'' in 1885. In this period, his most influential bills are written and passed.

He became [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfState|Secretary of State]] in the [[UnitedStates/WilliamMcKinley|McKinley]] administration in 1897.


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== Policies ==

Sherman wrote the [[UnitedStates/CommerceLaw/ShermanAct|Sherman Antitrust Act]].

After the House and Senate passed conflicting bills regarding silver coinage, Sherman participated in the reconciliation committee that produced the '''Sherman Silver Purchase Act'''.



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