[[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>[http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/james_sherman.pdf Senate History]</ref> . | [[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>[http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/james_sherman.pdf Senate History]</ref> . |