Sherman Moreland (October 16, 1868 – December 27, 1951) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Early life

He was born on October 16, 1868, in Van Etten,

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. He attended the district school. Then, he worked for two years in a bark mill and then as a clerk in a hardware store. In 1888, he enrolled at

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and graduated

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in 1892. He graduated LL.B. from

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in 1894, was admitted to the bar in 1896, and practiced law in Van Etten.

Political career

Moreland was a member of the

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(Chemung Co.) in

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1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...

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and

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; and was Majority Leader in 1906 and 1907. In 1907, he sponsored the Moreland Act, which allows the governor to investigate any public department within the state, a power previously held only by the legislature.

Later life

In 1909, Moreland was appointed by President

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to the

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. In 1911, he acted briefly as Dean of the

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when the latter was established. He remained on the bench until 1917, when he joined the

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. He appeared as chief prosecutor at the court-martial of Col.

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in 1925. He retired, with the rank of

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, from the army in 1929 and resumed his law practice in Van Etten. He died on December 27, 1951, at his home in Van Etten, New York;''S. P. MORELAND DIES; WROTE STATE ACT''
in the ''

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'' on December 28, 1951 (subscription required) and was buried at the Canfield Cemetery there.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moreland, Sherman 1868 births 1951 deaths People from Chemung County, New York Cornell Law School alumni Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly Associate justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines United States Army officers American people in the American Philippines 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature