Sherman Page

Sherman Page (May 9, 1779 – September 27, 1853) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Cheshire, Connecticut, Page attended the common schools. He taught school in Coventry, New York, in 1799. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1805 and commenced practice in Unadilla, New York. He served as member of the State assembly in 1827. He served as judge of the court of common pleas in Otsego County.

Page was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837). He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures (Twenty-fourth Congress). He died in Unadilla, New York, September 27, 1853. He was interred in St. Matthew's Cemetery.

Sources

  • United States Congress. "Sherman Page (id: P000023)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
William Hogan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 19th congressional district

March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837
Succeeded by
John H. Prentiss

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