Before ending his political career, Sherman served in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] (1789-91) and [[U.S. Senate]] (1791-93), where he was elected to fill the spot left vacant by the resignation of William S. Johnson.<ref> http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000349</ref> Thomas Jefferson described Sherman as "a man who never said a foolish thing in his life." <ref> http://virtualology.com/declarationofindependence/RogerSherman.net/</ref> | Before ending his political career, Sherman served in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] (1789-91) and [[U.S. Senate]] (1791-93), where he was elected to fill the spot left vacant by the resignation of William S. Johnson.<ref> http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000349</ref> Thomas Jefferson described Sherman as "a man who never said a foolish thing in his life." <ref> http://virtualology.com/declarationofindependence/RogerSherman.net/</ref> |