Early Life
He was the eldest of eleven children born to Charles Robert Sherman and his wife, Mary (Hoyt) Sherman. He was born in Norwalk, Connecticut
His family emigrated from England to Massachusetts in 1634. His great grandfather and grandfather both served on the state courts of Connecticut. When Sherman was young, his family moved to Lancaster, Ohio, where his father established a prominent law practice and later became a member of the Ohio Supreme Court. His two younger brothers were John Sherman (politician), Senator from Ohio, and William Tecumseh Sherman, Major General of the Union Army.
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