john sherman

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born May 10, 1823, Lancaster, Ohio, U.S. died Oct. 22, 1900, Washington, D.C. U.S. politician. A brother of William T. Sherman, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1855-61). A fiscal expert, he helped establish the national banking system (1863) and supported legislation that returned the U.S. to the gold standard. He served as U.S. secretary of the treasury (1877-81). In the U.S. Senate (1861-77, 1881-97), he proposed the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Sherman Silver Purchase Act (1890). He later served briefly as secretary of state (1897-98), resigning the day Congress declared war against Spain

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John Sher·man

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cän şırmın

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/ˈʤän ˈsʜərmən/ /ˈʤɑːn ˈʃɜrmən/