Roger Sherman Biography

Roger Sherman biography

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NAME: Roger Sherman
OCCUPATION: Mayor, U.S. Representative
BIRTH DATE: April 19, 1721
DEATH DATE: July 23, 1793
EDUCATION: Yale University

PLACE OF BIRTH: Newton, Massachusetts
PLACE OF DEATH: New Haven, Connecticut

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Roger Sherman was the only person to sign four great papers: Continental Assoc., Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation and the Constitution.

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Roger Sherman was the only person to sign the four great state papers of the U.S.: Continental Assoc., Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. He served as the first mayor of New Haven, as a senator, as well as on the Committee of Five. His scheme for representation of large and small states prevented a deadlock at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.