William Henry Sherman

William Henry Sherman (October 4, 1865 – May 18, 1928) was an American businessman and writer. In 1886, he founded W. H. Sherman, Printer & Stationer, in Bar Harbor, Maine, which went on to become Sherman's Book Store.[1] It is now the oldest bookstore in the state and one of the ten oldest bookstores in the United States.[2]

William Henry Sherman
Sherman's Book Store, Main Street, Bar Harbor, Maine (2017)
BornOctober 4, 1865
Sullivan, Maine, U,S,
DiedMay 18, 1928(1928-05-18) (aged 62)
Bar Harbor, Maine, U.S.
Resting placeLedgelawn Cemetery, Bar Harbor, Maine, U.S.
Occupation(s)Printer, author

Life and career

Sherman was born in Sullivan, Maine,[3] to Albion Sherman and Phebe French.[4]

He began his career working for newspapers and the Associated Press as a reporter. After establishing W. H. Sherman, Printer & Stationer, in 1886, he began publishing the Bar Harbor Times in 1914,[4] as well as his own works and that of some of Bar Harbor's year-round and summer residents.[5]

Sherman published Guide to Bar Harbor, Maine, in 1890.[6]

On October 23, 1890,[7] he married Annie Smith, with whom he five daughters and one son. The family lived at 5 Roberts Avenue.[4]

He became president of Bar Harbor Savings Bank, which merged with First National Bank in 1911. He remained director.[4]

Sherman was a Freemason.[4]

Death

Sherman died in 1928, aged 62. He is interred in Bar Harbor's Ledgelawn Cemetery. His wife survived him by fifteen years, and was buried beside him.

Publications
  • Guide to Bar Harbor, Maine (1890)

References
  1. Forecaster, Kristen McNerneyThe (2021-08-27). "Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shop docks in Topsham and Windham". Press Herald. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  2. "Maine's oldest bookstore gets reestablished in Midcoast with new Rockland store". Boothbay Register. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  3. Herringshaw, Thomas William (1915). Herringshaw's American Blue Book of Biography. American Publishers' Association. pp. 1, 043.
  4. Who's who in Finance and Banking. 1924. p. 688.
  5. "About Us | Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shop". www.shermans.com. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  6. Sherman, W. H. (1890). "Guide to Bar Harbor, Maine". Maine History Documents. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. Builders of Our Nation. American Publishers' Association. 1915. p. 695.
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