Taylor Sherman

Taylor Sherman (September 5, 1758 – May 14, 1815) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk in the sessions of May 1794, May 1795, and May 1796.

[3] He was appointed collector of Internal Revenue for the Second District of Connecticut by James Madison.

[3] He was appointed Agent to survey land in the Connecticut Western Reserve consisting of a half million acres which was granted to those who suffered losses from the Battle of Norwalk.

[3] He acquired a large tract of this land in Sherman township, Huron County, Ohio, which bears his name.

[3] The Taylor Sherman House was located at 89 Main Street in Norwalk, and the house's design was studied for the Historic American Buildings Survey by the Library of Congress.