Sherman Conant was an American soldier and politician who served as the 9th Florida Attorney General during Reconstruction.
13 Facts About Sherman Conant
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At the beginning of the American Civil War, Sherman Conant was a student in Natick, Massachusetts.
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On September 13,1865, Sherman Conant was promoted to the rank of major.
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The regiment was disbanded a month later, though Sherman Conant remained in Florida to aid in its reorganization.
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Sherman Conant was selected to be the secretary of the state's Constitutional Convention in 1868 in Tallahassee, Florida, drafting the Reconstruction era so-called Constitution of Florida, derided as the "Carpetbagger" Constitution by opponents.
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In 1870, Sherman Conant was appointed as the 9th Florida Attorney General by Reed.
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Sherman Conant received national attention for his 1871 arrest of four members of the Ku Klux Klan accused of several lynchings during the Jackson County War.
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Sherman Conant was reappointed by Grant at the end of his first term in 1875, and served until the end of his second term in 1879.
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In 1881, Sherman Conant represented Duval County in the Florida House of Representatives.
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In 1867, Sherman Conant married Frances Dewey, a native of Boston, Massachusetts.
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Sherman Conant died at his home in Palatka, Florida, on November 21,1890.
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Sherman Conant served as the general manager of the Florida Southern Railroad from January 1883 until his death.
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Sherman Conant is buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.