Born: 20-Oct-1890
Birthplace: Georgetown, IN
Died: 9-Apr-1965
Location of death: New Albany, IN
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery, New Albany, IN

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Judge, Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Supreme Court Justice, 1949-56

Military service: US Army (Motor Transport Corps, 1917-19, Capt.); US Army Reserve (1919-43, Capt.)

Father: John Evan Minton
Mother: Emma Livers
Wife: Gertrude Gertz (m. 1917, two sons, one daughter)
Son: Sherman, Jr.
Son: John
Daughter: Maryanne

    High School: New Albany High School, New Albany, IN
    Law School: LLB, Indiana University Bloomington (1915)
    Law School: LLM, Yale Law School (1916)

    US Supreme Court Justice (12-Oct-1949 to 15-Oct-1956, resigned for ill health)
    US Appeals Court Judge, 7th Circuit (1941-49)
    White House Staff Administrative Assistant (1941)
    US Senator, Indiana (3-Jan-1935 to 3-Jan-1941)
    Indiana State Official Public Service Commission (1933-34)
    Indiana State Bar Association 1915

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