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Sherman Hoar | |
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| 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 | July 30, 1860 Concord, Massachusetts |
| Died | October 7, 1898 (aged 38) Concord, Massachusetts |
| Political 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 representing Massachusetts, and U.S. District Attorney for Massachusetts. As a young man he was the model for the head of the John Harvard statue now in the Harvard Yard.