Dec 29, 2009
Article abstract: Sherman’s political wisdom and facility for compromise helped create the United States Constitution. He also served ably as a Colonial leader in Connecticut during the American Revolution.
Roger Sherman was born on April 19, 1721, in Newton, Massachusetts, outside of Boston. He was the second son born to William Sherman and Mehetabel Wellington Sherman; their family later grew to include seven children. The infant Roger was named for Roger Wellington, his maternal great-grandfather. The Sherman family had first arrived in...
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