Isaac R. Sherwood | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromOhio | |
| In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | |
| Preceded by | William W. Chalmers |
| Succeeded by | William W. Chalmers |
| Constituency | 9th district |
| In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | James H. Southard |
| Succeeded by | William W. Chalmers |
| Constituency | 9th district |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | John Armstrong Smith |
| Succeeded by | Frank H. Hurd |
| Constituency | 6th district |
| 18th Ohio Secretary of State | |
| In office January 11, 1869 – January 13, 1873 | |
| Governor | Rutherford B. Hayes Edward F. Noyes |
| Preceded by | John Russell |
| Succeeded by | Allen T. Wikoff |
| 18thMayor ofToledo | |
| In office 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander H. Newcomb |
| Succeeded by | John Manor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1835-08-13)August 13, 1835 Stanford, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 15, 1925(1925-10-15) (aged 90) Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican Democratic |
| Spouse | Kate Brownlee |
| Children | two |
| Alma mater | Antioch College |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
| Rank |  Lieutenant Colonel Bvt.Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Isaac Ruth Sherwood (August 13, 1835 – October 15, 1925) was anAmericanpolitician and newspaper editor fromToledo, Ohio, as well as an officer in theUnion army during theCivil War. He served nine terms in theUnited States Congress, and was a notedpacifist duringWorld War I.
Sherwood was born inStanford, New York. After attending the local public schools, he attended the Hudson River Institute inClaverack, New York, andAntioch College in Ohio. He then studied law at the Ohio Law College inPoland, Ohio. After finishing school in 1857, Sherwood became the editor of theWilliams County Gazette inBryan, Ohio. Sherwood was married toKate Brownlee Sherwood (1841–1914), a writer of popular patriotic poetry, and together the couple had two children, James and Lenore.[1]
Sherwood first entered politics in October 1860 when he was elected theprobate judge ofWilliams County. Because of the Civil War, Sherwood's term as judge was short.
Soon after PresidentAbraham Lincoln's call for volunteers in April 1861, Sherwood resigned from his judgeship and enlisted as aprivate in the14th Ohio Infantry. Sherwood transferred to the111th Ohio Infantry, initially serving as adjutant, but mustered out with the regiment aslieutenant colonel. He participated in theCarolinas campaign, the final major campaign in theEastern Theater of the war.
On February 25, 1865,PresidentAbraham Lincoln nominated Sherwood for appointment to the grade ofbrevetbrigadier general for conspicuous service during theBattle of Franklin, to rank from February 27, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 10, 1865.[2]
After the war he became a companion of the Ohio Commandery of theMilitary Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.
After being mustered out of the military on June 27, 1865, Sherwood moved to Toledo, Ohio. There he became the editor of theToledo Daily Commercial. He also began writing political editorials forThe Cleveland Leader.
Once again, Sherwood became involved in Ohio politics as a member of theRepublican Party. In 1868 and again in 1870, he was elected asSecretary of State of Ohio. Sherwood successfully ran for theUnited States House of Representatives in 1872 and served one term.
Once his term in Congress had ended, Sherwood returned to Cleveland and served as the owner and editor of theToledo Journal from 1875 to 1884. He also remained active in politics during this era. He was elected probate judge ofLucas County in 1878 and again in 1881. In 1885, Sherwood became the editor of theCanton News-Democrat, a position that he continued to hold for the following decade.
In the 1870s, Sherwood had briefly supported the platform of theNational Greenback Party. In 1879, he chose to identify himself with theDemocratic Party with which he remained for the rest of his life. He was nominated Representative ofOhio's 18th congressional district in 1896, but lost. As a Democrat, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1906.[3] Sherwood served for seven straight terms in Congress until he failed to win reelection in 1920. When World War I began, he refused to support the United States declaration of war and refused to vote in favor of the draft. He believed that the United States should not get involved in a European war. Sherwood's pacifist views made him very unpopular in his home state, where Ohioans believed that he was being unpatriotic. He was defeated for reelection in 1920.
In 1922, Sherwood was once again elected to the House of Representatives,[4] but he was defeated in his reelection bid in 1924.
After completing his term, Sherwood retired from politics and moved back to Toledo. He died there only a few months later and was buried in the city'sWoodlawn Cemetery.
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