Lawrence Yates Sherman

Lawrence Yates Sherman ( * November 8, 1858 in Piqua, Ohio; † September 15, 1939 in Daytona Beach, Florida ) was an American politician ( Republican), who represented the state of Illinois in the U.S. Senate.

In 1859 the parents of Lawrence Sherman left with her little son Ohio and settled in Illinois. There, the boy attended the public schools, a private school in Coles County and the McKendree University in Lebanon. He then studied law, was admitted to the Bar Association of the State in 1882 and began practicing in Macomb. There he was a litigator from 1885 to 1887 the city; 1886-1890 he served as a judge in McDonough County.

Sherman's political career began with membership of the House of Representatives from Illinois from 1897 to 1905; 1899-1903 he was the Speaker of the Chamber. In 1905 he was elected Vice- Governor of the State, which he simultaneously held the office of President of the Senate. After four years in that post he became president of the state administration authority for the public welfare ( board of administration of public charities ) and remained so until 1913.

As a result, Sherman again worked briefly as a lawyer before he was elected to succeed William Lorimer in the U.S. Senate on March 26, 1913. This had been revoked due to allegations of vote-rigging the mandate. After a re-election the following year, Sherman remained until March 3, 1921 Congress; during this period he was also Chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia. He then worked again as a lawyer in the state capital of Springfield, before he followed his profession since 1924 in Florida. At home in Daytona Beach is also operated in the investment industry before he retired in 1933 to retire.

In 1956, the main administrative building of the Western Illinois University in Macomb was renamed in honor of the 1939 deceased politician in Sherman Hall.