Sherlock James Andrews
Sherlock James Andrews | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th district | |
| In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | John William Allen |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Morris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 17, 1801 Wallingford, Connecticut |
| Died | February 11, 1880 (aged 78) Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Spouse | Ursula McCurdy |
| Children | five |
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Sherlock James Andrews (November 17, 1801 – February 11, 1880), was an American lawyer and abolitionist Congressman from Ohio. He became the 1st President of the Cleveland Bar Association and was one of the lawyers who defended the abolitionists in the Oberlin–Wellington Rescue Case with John Mercer Langston.
He was also among the leaders of the Cleveland Anti-Slavery Society, and cofounded with Congressman Joshua Giddings the Select Committee on Slavery, wishing the end of slavery through legislation.