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Sherman Leland

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Preceded by
  
John Mills

Profession
  
Lawyer

Succeeded by
  
Samuel Lathrop

Children
  
Edwin S. Leland

Died
  
1853


Spouse(s)
  
Elizabeth Adams

Name
  
Sherman Leland

Nationality
  
American

Signature
  

Resigned
  
1829


Role
  
Former President of the Massachusetts Senate

Previous office
  
President of the Massachusetts Senate (1828–1829)

Books
  
Leland Magazine: Or A Genealogical Record of Henry Leland and His Descendants, 1653-1850

Sherman Leland (March 29, 1783 – ?) was a Massachusetts lawyer who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and as a member, and President of, the Massachusetts Senate. During the War of 1812, he served in a regiment of U.S. Volunteers, and subsequently the 34th U.S. Infantry, at Eastport, Maine.

References

Sherman Leland Wikipedia