Sherman Hoar

Sherman Hoar
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Preceded byNathaniel P. Banks
Succeeded byMoses T. Stevens
United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
In office
1893–1897
Preceded byFrank D. Allen
Succeeded byBoyd B. Jones
Personal details
Born(1860-07-30)July 30, 1860
Concord, Massachusetts
DiedOctober 7, 1898(1898-10-07) (aged 38)
Concord, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
EducationHarvard University (BA, LLB)
ProfessionAttorney

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.