- JOHN C. SHERWIN was born at Berlin, Erie County, Ohio, February
8, 1851. His early
- education was acquired in the public schools and later he
attended Ripon and Beloit colleges in Wisconsin. After leaving
college be entered the Madison Law School from which he graduated
in 1875. He removed to Mason City, Iowa, in 1876, where he entered
upon the practice of his profession. He was mayor of that city
in 1884-5, and the latter year was elected District Attorney
of the Twelfth Judicial District. In September, 1888, he was
appointed by the Governor to fill a vacancy as judge of the District
Court and was continuously reflected, serving until 1900 when
he became a judge of the Supreme Court, having been elected on
the Republican ticket.
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- [Taken from "History of Iowa from the Earliest Times
to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century, Vol. IV" by Benjamin
F. Gue; (c)1903 The Century History Co., New York City; p. 244]
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