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508 Taxation, 1859-1878&rdquo; (New York, 1879). See &ldquo;John Sherman, What he has said and done: Life and Public Services,&rdquo; by Rev. Sherlock A. Bronson (Columbus, Ohio, 1880).

SHERWIN, Thomas, educator, b. in Westmoreland, N. H., 26 March, 1799; d. in Dedham, Mass., 23 July, 1869. He worked on a farm in Temple, N. H., served an apprenticeship to a clothier in Groton, Mass., and, after graduation at Harvard in 1825, taught an academy in Lexington, Mass., in 1825-'6. He was a tutor in mathematics at Harvard in 1826-7, and from 1828 till 1838 was submaster of the English high-school of Boston, of which he had charge from that date until his death. This school was reputed a model of its kind. He was an originator of the American institute of instruction in 1830, its president in 1853-'4, a member of the American academy of arts and sciences, was active in establishing the Massachusetts institute of technology, and was president of the Massachusetts teachers' association in 1845. He was the author of an &ldquo;Elementary Treatise on Algebra&rdquo; (Boston, 1841). His son,, was lieutenant-colonel of the 22d Massachusetts regiment during the civil war, and for meritorious services was breveted brigadier-general of volunteers on 13 March, 1865.

'''SHERWOOD. Adicl''', clergyman, b. in Fort Edward, X. Y., 3 Oct., 1791 ; d. in St. Louis, Mo., 18 Aug., 1879. After studying three years at Middlebury college, Vt.. young Sherwood entered I'nion college in 1816. and wa- graduated in 1817. lie then spent a yar at Andover theological semi- nary, at the close of which infirm health caused him to remove to Georgia. Here he was onlaim-il in 1820 as a Baptist minister. Besides serving as pastor and performing extensive preaching tours at various places, he was especially effective in ad- vancing the educational interests of the Georgia Baptists. For several years, beginning in 1827, he '.i .it the head of a school in Edeuton. He was elected in 1837 to a professorship in Columbian college. Washington, D. C., but resigned the next year to accept the chair of sacred literature in Mercer university. Ga. In 1841 he was elected president of Shurtleff college, Alton. 111. During 1848-'9 he was president of the Masonic college, Lexington, Mo. In 1857 he returned to Georgia, and became president of Marshall college at Grif- tin. After the civil war he went again to Missouri. He received the honorary degree of D. D. Besides contributing extensively to periodicals. Dr. Sher- wood was the author of a " Gazetteer of Georgia " ; " Christian and Jewish Churches " ; and " Notes on the New Testament."

SHERWOOD, James Manning, clergyman, b. in Fishkill, N. Y., 29 Sept., 1814; d. in Brooklyn, N. Y., 22 Oct., 1890. He was educated by private tut"!--, studied theology under Rev. George Arm- strong in Fishkill. was licensed to preach in 1834. and was pastor of the Presbyterian church at New Windsor, N. Y., from 1835 till 1840. at Mendon, N. Y.. in IS-IO-Vi. ami al 111. i, .infield, N. J., in 1852-'8. lie 1 was editor of the "American National Prcin IHT " in 1846-'9, of the " Biblical Repository " from 1847 till 1851, and of the " Eclectic Magazine " from 1864 till 1871. Mr. Sherwood was the fotindrrof Hours at Home" in 1805, which he edited until 1^' he was the editor of the "Presbyterian Review " from 1863 till 1871, and of the "Presbyti nan Quar- terly and Princeton Review" in 1*;.'-X ll< i on ducted the " Horniletic Review " from Septembi T. 1883, and also was the editor of thr Miv-inn:ir Review." He was engaged as a reader of manu- scripts for various publishing-houses, and wrote numerous reviews. He was the author of " Plea for the Old Foundations" (New Y.ork, 1856): "The Lamb in the Midst of the Throne, or the History of the Cross" (1883); and "Books and Authors, and how to use Them" (1886). He also edited the " Memoirs " and two volumes of " Sermons " of the Rev. Ichabod Spencer, D. D. (1855), and David Brainerd's " Memoirs," with notes (1884). His cousin, John D, author, b. in Fishkill, N. Y., 15 Oct., 1818: d. 30 April, 1891, was graduated at Yale, lie held offices in Englewood, N. J., and at one time during the civil war was commissioner of the draft. He afterward became aide-de-camp to Gen. James S. Wadsworth, with the rank of colonel, and served with the Army of the Potomac until the close of the war. He had contributed to maga- zines, and was the author of " The Case of Cuba " (Boston, 1869); "Comic History of the United States" (1870) ; and a chapter on " American Tu- muli " in " Flint Chips and Guide to Prehistoric Archaeology," by Edward T. Stevens (London, 1S70). Col. Sherwood died in Englewood.

SHERWOOD, Mary Elizabeth, b. in Keene, N. H., about 1830. She is the daughter of James Wilson, member of congress from New Hampshire, and married John Sherwood, a lawyer of New York city. She is well known as a society leader, and has devoted special attention to the advancement of literary and artistic pursuits. One of her sons married, in 1887, Rosina Emmet, the artist. Mrs. Sherwood has given readings that have been ex- ceedingly successful, has written for various peri- odicals, and is the author of "The Sarcasm of Destiny "(New York, 1877); "Home Amusements" (1881); "Amenities of Home" (1881); "A Trans- planted Rose"(1882); "Manners and Social Usages" (1884); "An Epistle to Posterity" (1897): and "Here, There, and Evervwhere " (Chicago. 1898).

SHERWOOD; William Hall, pianist, b. in Lyons, N. Y., 31 Jan., 1854. His talent for music manifested itself at a very early age, and when he was nine years old he began to appear in concerts in New Y'ork, Pennsylvania, and Canada. He ai- terward gave lessons also at Lyons musical academy, which was founded by his father. Rev. Lyman II. Sherwood. In 1871 he became the pupil of Will- iam Mason, by whose advice he went to Europe that year. He studied for seven months under Theodore Kullak, and subsequently also with Dop- pler, Ernst Friedrich E. Richter, and Carl Fried- rich Weitzmann. During this period he frequent- ly appeared before the public, at the Beethoven fes- tival in Berlin, at Weimar with Liszt, and on other occasions, meeting with much success. In 1*70 he returned to the United States, and appeared in most of the principal cities, playing frequently in Philadelphia during the Centennial exhibition. In the autumn of the same year he settled in Boston, and soon became widely known as a soloist and teacher. Since then he has played at various times in all the larger cities of the Union, and is noted for his excellent technique, variety of interpreta- tions, and depth of expression. His work as a composer is limited to about twenty piecr^ I'm- tin- piano, and many more in manuscript.

'''SHEW. Joel''', physician, b. in provide Saratoga Co., N. Y., 13 Nov.. islii; d. in Oyster Bay, N. Y., li (irt., lls">. After Mudying niedirine and receiving his degree, he visited the water-cure establishment of Dr. Vincent Priessnitz. which was founded in IN'JO in Griii'enberg, Austrian Silesia, and became an advocate of Priessnitz's s)-iem. which he introduced into the United Stairs. He was physician in the first hydropathic institution opened in New York in 1844, and in 1S4">