He was born in the Thirteen Colonies, the son of Justus Sherwood, a United Empire Loyalist who settled in Augusta Township in Upper Canada.
He served as a scout with Edward Jessup's Loyal Rangers during the American Revolution.
He was elected in 1814 to represent Effingham in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada and re-elected in 1816.
His brother, Levius Peters Sherwood, served as a member of the legislative assembly in Upper Canada.
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