Sherman Leland
American politician
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Sherman Leland (March 29, 1783 – November 19, 1853) was a Massachusetts lawyer who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and as a member, and President of, the Massachusetts Senate.[4] During the War of 1812, he served in a regiment of U.S. Volunteers, and subsequently the 34th U.S. Infantry, at Eastport, Maine.
Preceded byJohn Mills
Succeeded bySamuel Lathrop
BornMarch 29, 1783
DiedNovember 19, 1853 (aged 70)
Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Sherman Leland | |
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| President of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1828–1829 | |
| Preceded by | John Mills |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Lathrop |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate Norfolk County District[1] | |
| In office 1828[1]–1829[1] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate Norfolk County District[1] | |
| In office 1823[1]–1824[1] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1820[2] | |
| In office 1820[2]–1820[2] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Norfolk County District[2] | |
| In office 1818[2]–1821[2] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Washington County District[2] | |
| In office 1812[2]–1812[2] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 29, 1783 |
| Died | November 19, 1853 (aged 70) Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Adams[3] |
| Children | Edwin S. Leland[1] |
| Profession | Lawyer[2] |
| Signature |  |
References
- Leland, Sherman: "The Leland Magazine, Or, a Genealogical Record of Henry Leland, and His Descendants, Containing an Account of One Thousand Six Hundred and Twenty-Four Persons In Ten Generations, and Embracing Nearly Every Person of the Name of Leland in America, from 1653 to 1850", Boston, Massachusetts: Wier & White, pp. 130–132 (1850).
- Smith, Joshua M. Borderland Smuggling: Patriots, Loyalists and Illicit Trade in the Northeast, 1783–1820. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2006.
