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Charles Daniel Sherwood
Detail of an 1865 photo of the Minnesota State Senate showing Charles D. Sherwood.
4th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
In office
January 11, 1864 – January 8, 1866
GovernorStephen Miller
Preceded byHenry Adoniram Swift
Succeeded byThomas H. Armstrong
5th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office
1863–1863
Preceded byJared Benson
Succeeded byJared Benson
Minnesota State Representative from the 9th District
In office
December 7, 1859 – January 7, 1861
Minnesota State Representative from the 14th District
In office
January 8, 1861 – January 6, 1862
In office
January 6, 1863 – January 4, 1864
Personal details
Born(1833-11-18)November 18, 1833
New Milford, Connecticut
DiedJuly 5, 1895(1895-07-05) (aged 61)
Chicago, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceElkhorn, Minnesota

Charles Daniel Sherwood (November 18, 1833 – July 3, 1895) was a Minnesota politician, the youngest Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives in state history, and the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota (1864–1866). He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives 1859–1861 and 1863 from Fillmore County, Minnesota. He was born in New Milford, Connecticut in 1833. He came to Minnesota in 1855 and was a farmer and a worker in the newspaper business. He died in Chicago, Illinois in 1895.[1][2] In 1878, Sherwood settled in Franklin County, Tennessee and platted the community of Sherwood, Tennessee that was named for him.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Minnesota Historical Society Lieutenant Governor Charles Daniel Sherwood". Archived from the original on June 21, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
  2. ^ "Sherwood, Charles D. "C.D., Chas. D." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Sherwood Tennessee-History Archived December 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
1864–1866
Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
1863
Succeeded by