Charles Daniel Sherwood | |
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 Detail of an 1865 photo of the Minnesota State Senate showing Charles D. Sherwood. | |
| 4th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota | |
| In office January 11, 1864 – January 8, 1866 | |
| Governor | Stephen Miller |
| Preceded by | Henry Adoniram Swift |
| Succeeded by | Thomas H. Armstrong |
| 5th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
| In office 1863–1863 | |
| Preceded by | Jared Benson |
| Succeeded by | Jared Benson |
| Minnesota State Representative from the 9th District | |
| In office December 7, 1859 – January 7, 1861 | |
| Minnesota State Representative from the 14th District | |
| In office January 8, 1861 – January 6, 1862 | |
| In office January 6, 1863 – January 4, 1864 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 18, 1833 New Milford, Connecticut |
| Died | July 5, 1895 (aged 61) Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Elkhorn, Minnesota |
Charles Daniel Sherwood (November 18, 1833 – July 3, 1895) was a Minnesota politician, the youngest Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives in state history, and the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota (1864–1866). He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives 1859–1861 and 1863 from Fillmore County, Minnesota. He was born in New Milford, Connecticut in 1833. He came to Minnesota in 1855 and was a farmer and a worker in the newspaper business. He died in Chicago, Illinois in 1895.[1][2] In 1878, Sherwood settled in Franklin County, Tennessee and platted the community of Sherwood, Tennessee that was named for him.[3]
- ^ "Minnesota Historical Society Lieutenant Governor Charles Daniel Sherwood". Archived from the original on June 21, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
- ^ "Sherwood, Charles D. "C.D., Chas. D." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Sherwood Tennessee-History Archived December 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine