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John Sherman
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As Secretary of State
Supportes the American interpretation of most-favored-nation treatment in matters relating to international trade
Foreign Travels
Foreign Relations of the United States:
1897, 1898
Profile
Born: May 10, 1823
Died: October 22, 1900
Married: Margaret Sarah Cecilia Stewart
Education: Attended a local academy in Lancaster, Ohio
Occupation: Lawyer
Delegate to the Whig National Conventions of 1848 and 1852
Chairman of the first Republican convention in Ohio in 1855
Representative from Ohio 1855-1861
Senator from Ohio 1861-1877, 1881-1897
Secretary of the Treasury in President Hayes' Cabinet 1877-1881
Notable Events
Participated in the organization of the national Republican Party
Was an authority on matters of Federal finance
Unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 1880, 1884, and in 1888