Roger Sherman - New Haven, CT - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

The grave of Roger Sherman is marked by a table monument and an adjacent rectangular granite stele which has the inscription:

In Memory of
THE HON. ROGER SHERMAN, ESQR

Mayor of the city of New Haven
and Senator of the United States.
He was born at Newtown in Massachusetts
April 19th 1721
and died at New Haven July 23d AD 1793
aged LXXII.
Possessed of a Strong clear penetrating Mind
and singular perseverance
he became the self-taught Scholar,
eminent for Jurisprudence and Policy.
He was nineteen years as assistant
and 23 years a Judge of the Superior Court
in high Reputation.
He was a Delegate in the first Congress
signed the glorious act of Independence
& many years displayed superior Talents & Ability
in the National Legislature.
He was a Member of the general Convention,
approved the federal constitution;
and served his Country with fidelity and honor
in the House of Representatives,
and in the Senate of the United States.
He was a Man of approved Integrity,
a cool discerning Judge,
prudent, sagacious Politician,
a true faithful and firm Patriot.
He ever adorned
the profession of Christianity
which he made in Youth
and distinguished thro Life
for public usefulness
and died in the prospect
of a blessed Immortality.

At the bottom is a bronze plaque with the seal of the United States of America and the inscription:

WE MUTUALLY PLEDGE TO EACH OTHER
OUR LIVES OUR FORTUNES AND OUR SCARED HONOR

ROGER SHERMAN

SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE
PLACE BY
DESCENDANTS OF THE SIGNER OF THE
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, INC.

Description: Roger Sherman was a lawyer and statesman and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. He was first mayor of New Haven, CT (1784 – 1793), served on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, and. after independence, was a Congressman (1789 – 1791) and Senator (1791– 1793) from the State of Connecticut. He was the only person to sign all four of the founding documents of the United States the: Continental Association; Declaration of Independence; Articles of Confederation, and Constitution. Date of birth: 04/19/1721 Date of death: 07/23/1793 Area of notoriety: Historical Figure Marker Type: Monument Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: 8 am to 4 pm daily Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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