Born:20-Oct-1890
Birthplace:Georgetown, IN
Died:9-Apr-1965
Location of death:New Albany, IN
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery, New Albany, IN
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation:Judge, Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Supreme Court Justice, 1949-56 Military service: US Army (Motor Transport Corps, 1917-19, Capt.); US Army Reserve (1919-43, Capt.) Father: John Evan Minton
Mother: Emma Livers
Wife: Gertrude Gertz (m. 1917, two sons, one daughter)
Son: Sherman, Jr.
Son: John
Daughter: Maryanne
High School:New Albany High School, New Albany, IN
Law School:LLB, Indiana University Bloomington (1915)
Law School:LLM, Yale Law School (1916)
US Supreme Court Justice (12-Oct-1949 to 15-Oct-1956, resigned for ill health)
US Appeals Court Judge, 7th Circuit (1941-49)
White House Staff Administrative Assistant (1941)
US Senator, Indiana (3-Jan-1935 to 3-Jan-1941)
Indiana State Official Public Service Commission (1933-34)
Indiana State Bar Association 1915
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