The Shermans of Ohio
- Charles Robert Sherman (1788–1829), Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court 1823-1829. Father of Charles Taylor Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman, John Sherman, and Hoyt Sherman.
- Charles Taylor Sherman (1811–1879), Judge of U.S. District Court in Ohio 1867-1872. Son of Charles Robert Taylor.
- William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891), U.S. Secretary of War 1869. Son of Charles Robert Sherman.
- John Sherman (1823–1900), delegate to the Whig Party National Convention 1848 1852, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1855-1861, U.S. Senator from Ohio 1861-1877 1881-1897, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 1877-1881, candidate for Republican nomination for President of the United States 1881, U.S. Secretary of State 1897-1898. Son of Charles Robert Sherman.
- Hoyt Sherman (1827–1904), Postmaster of Des Moines, Iowa 1849-1850; Clerk of the Iowa District Court; Iowa Assemblyman 1866. Son of Charles Robert Sherman.
- J. Donald Cameron (1813–1918), U.S. Secretary of War 1876-1877, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1877-1897, Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1879-1880. Son-in-law of Charles Taylor Sherman.
- Nelson A. Miles (1839–1925), Governor of Puerto Rico 1898. Son-in-law of Hoyt Sherman.
NOTE: J. Donald Cameron was also son of U.S. Secretary of War Simon Cameron. William Tecumseh Sherman was also adoptive son of U.S. Secretary of the Interior Thomas Ewing.
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