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American lawyer and politician (1860–1898)

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Sherman Hoar Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th district In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 Preceded by Nathaniel P. Banks Succeeded by Moses T. Stevens United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts In office 1893–1897 Preceded by Frank D. Allen Succeeded by Boyd B. Jones Personal details Born (1860-07-30)July 30, 1860 Concord, Massachusetts, U.S. Died October 7, 1898(1898-10-07) (aged 38) Concord, Massachusetts, U.S. Party Democratic Education Harvard University (BA, LLB) Profession Attorney

**Sherman Hoar** (July 30, 1860 – October 7, 1898) was an American lawyer and politician who was a member of [Congress](/source/United_States_Congress) representing [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts), and [U.S. District Attorney](/source/U.S._District_Attorney) for Massachusetts. As a young man he was the model for the head of the [John Harvard statue](/source/John_Harvard_(statue)) now in the Harvard Yard.

## Education and career

Hoar was the inspi­ra­tion for the face of the [John Harvard statue](/source/John_Harvard_statue).

Hoar in his student days

Hoar graduated from [Harvard College](/source/Harvard_College) in 1882 and [Harvard Law School](/source/Harvard_Law_School) in 1884. While at Harvard he sat as the model for the head of the [John Harvard statue](/source/John_Harvard_(statue)) which now sits in [Harvard Yard](/source/Harvard_Yard). In 1885 he was admitted to the bar of [Middlesex County](/source/Middlesex_County%2C_Massachusetts) and commenced practicing law in [Concord, Massachusetts](/source/Concord%2C_Massachusetts).

Though from a prominent Republican family Hoar was a [Mugwump](/source/Mugwump), leading the Young Men's Democratic Club of Massachusetts during [Grover Cleveland](/source/Grover_Cleveland)'s 1884 campaign, and was a member of the [House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) in the [Fifty-second U.S. Congress](/source/Fifty-second_U.S._Congress) (1891–1893). He was U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, 1893–1897.

Hoar was director of the [Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Massachusetts_Volunteer_Aid_Association&action=edit&redlink=1) during the [Spanish–American War](/source/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War), and served[*[clarification needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*] in several US Army hospitals in the South. He was also a great believer in [public education](/source/Public_education). He once said: "Our [public school system](/source/Education_in_the_United_States) is what makes this Nation superior to all other Nations—not the [Army](/source/U.S._Army) or the [Navy](/source/U.S._Navy) system. [Military](/source/Military) display . . . does not belong here."[*[where?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(geographic_names))*][1]

## Death

After an illness of three weeks, Sherman Hoar died at his home on Main street, Concord, of typhoid fever contracted while making a tour of the Southern camps as a General of the Massachusetts Volunteer Association.[2]

## Family

Sherman Hoar came from a line of distinguished Massachusetts and New England politicians, lawyers and esteemed public servants. He was

- the great-grandson of [Roger Sherman](/source/Roger_Sherman), a signer of both the [Constitution](/source/United_States_Constitution) and the [Declaration of Independence](/source/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence);

- the grandson of Congressman [Samuel Hoar](/source/Samuel_Hoar);

- the son of [U.S. Attorney General](/source/U.S._Attorney_General), Congressman and [Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court](/source/Massachusetts_Supreme_Judicial_Court) Justice [Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar](/source/Ebenezer_Rockwood_Hoar);

- the father of Massachusetts State Senator and Assistant Attorney General [Roger Sherman Hoar](/source/Roger_Sherman_Hoar);

- a nephew of U.S. Senator [George Frisbie Hoar](/source/George_Frisbie_Hoar); and U.S. Representative [George Merrick Brooks](/source/George_Merrick_Brooks);

- the cousin to Massachusetts Congressman [Rockwood Hoar](/source/Rockwood_Hoar).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Beato, Greg (2010-12-16) [Face the Flag](http://reason.com/archives/2010/12/16/face-the-flag), *[Reason](/source/Reason_Magazine)*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Los Angeles Herald (1898-10-09) [\[1\]](http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH18981009.2.126), *[Los Angeles Herald](/source/Los_Angeles_Herald)*

## External links

- [Works by or about Sherman Hoar](https://archive.org/search.php?query=%28%28subject%3A%22Hoar%2C%20Sherman%22%20OR%20subject%3A%22Sherman%20Hoar%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Hoar%2C%20Sherman%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Sherman%20Hoar%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Hoar%2C%20S%2E%22%20OR%20title%3A%22Sherman%20Hoar%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Hoar%2C%20Sherman%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Sherman%20Hoar%22%29%20OR%20%28%221860-1898%22%20AND%20Hoar%29%29%20AND%20%28-mediatype:software%29) at the [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive)

- [Sherman Genealogy Including Families of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, England](https://books.google.com/books?id=papRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA345) By Thomas Townsend Sherman

- [Baldwin-Greene-Gager family of Connecticut](http://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-051.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200114121559/http://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-051.html) 2020-01-14 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) at [Political Graveyard](/source/Political_Graveyard)

- [Sherman-Hoar family](http://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-055.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190821175459/http://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-055.html) 2019-08-21 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) at [Political Graveyard](/source/Political_Graveyard)

- United States Congress. ["Sherman Hoar (id: H000657)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000657). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Nathaniel P. Banks Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th congressional district March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 Succeeded by Moses T. Stephens

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