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'''James S. Sherman''' '''(1855 - 1912)''' was Governor of [[South Carolina]] and [[Vice President of the United States of America]] under [[Woodrow Wilson]]. He is the son of [[Civil War]] [[General]] [[William T. Sherman]].
'''James S. Sherman''' '''(1855 - 1912)''' was Governor of [[South Carolina]] and [[Vice President of the United States of America]] under [[Woodrow Wilson]].
[[James Sherman|James Schoolcraft Sherman]] was born in [[Utica]], [[New York]] to Richard Updike Sherman and Mary Frances Sherman. His paternal grandfather, Willett Sherman, was a prominent business man in Utica, being operating a well off glass factory and the owner of a large farm<ref>[www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/james_sherman.pdf Senate History]</ref>.
In college, [[James Sherman|Sherman]] joined the Sigma Phi fraternity and was active in the Dutch Reform Church<ref>ibid</ref>. He came to be known as "Sunny Jim" for his congenial disposition.
Elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1886, [[James Sherman|Sherman]] was a supporter of high tariffs, as advocated by [[William McKinley]], a measure seen by supporters as protecting the interests of US producers, manufacturers and labor. [[James Sherman|Sherman]] lost his seat in 1890 over the high tariff issue, but was reelected in 1890 and remained a US Representative until he became Vice President in 1909.
After a bitter fight with [[Theodore Roosevelt]] for control of the [[New York]] [[Republican Party]], a fight that contributed to [[Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]'s establishment of the [[Bull Moose Party]], [[James Sherman|Sherman]] found [[William Taft|President William Howard Taft]] and himself fighting a three way battle for reelection in 1912. [[James Sherman|Sherman]] passed away on October 20, 1912, days before election day. His electoral votes were given to Nicolas Murray Butler, then President of [[Columbia University]].