Horatio Gates Herrick (October 28, 1824 – April 18, 1904) was an American lawyer who served[1] as sheriff of Essex County, Massachusetts.
In 1847 he was admitted to the bar and began a law practice in North Berwick, Maine.
[1] In 1862, Herrick was appointed draft commissioner for Essex County by Governor John Albion Andrew.
In May 1863 he was commissioned captain and provost marshal for the Sixth District of Massachusetts by United States Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.
He was also the founding president of the Industrial School for Boys and a trustee of the Lawrence Savings Bank.