| Francis Cornwall Sherman | |
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| 5th Mayor of Chicago | |
| In office 1841–1842 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Loyd |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Wright Raymond |
| 23rd Mayor of Chicago | |
| In office 1862–1865 |
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| Preceded by | Julian Sidney Rumsey |
| Succeeded by | John Blake Rice |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 18, 1805 Newton, Connecticut |
| Died | November 7, 1870 (aged 65) Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Chicago, Illinois |
Francis Cornwall Sherman (September 18, 1805 – November 7, 1870; buried in Graceland Cemetery) served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois three terms (1841–1842, 1862–1865) for the Democratic Party.
Sherman arrived in Chicago in April 1834 from Newtown, Connecticut. He was a brick manufacturer and made the bricks for Archibald Clybourne's mansion. In July 1835, he was elected a village trustee. In 1837, he opened the City Hotel, later the Sherman House. He continued to work as a contractor and builder, eventually serving as mayor of Chicago three times.
His son, Francis Trowbridge Sherman, was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the Civil War.
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