Talk:Sherman Hoar
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I left these out of the artcile when I cleaned it because I considered them, to be of lesser improtance:
- He was president of the Young Men’s Democratic Club of Massachusetts, 1884.
- He was a trustee of Phillips Exeter Academy; director of the American Unitarian Association.—Preceding unsigned comment added by RJFJR (talk • contribs)
[edit] Young Men's Democratic Club of Massachusetts
There is some interesting history to unearth on the position of president of this club, and that Sherman Hoar was later elected as a Democrat to Congress.
Sherman Hoar's father, uncle, cousin and grandfather were prominent Republicans, with the grandfather chairing the convention that led to the founding of the Republican party of Massachusetts. The year 1884 was the emergence of the reform-minded and youthfully energized Mugwumps, many of whom defected of from the Republican Party, not supporting Republican Senator James Blaine of Maine for President, preferrring New Yorker Democrat Grover Cleveland. The Hoar family tradition for probity in public service probably has some influence on Sherman Hoar here. -- Yellowdesk 05:32, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
