James McSherry, Jr.

James McSherry (born at Liberty Town, Frederick County, Maryland, 29 July 1819; died at Frederick City, Maryland, 13 July 1869) was an American lawyer and writer.

Life

He graduated from Mount St. Mary's College, Emmitsburg, Maryland, in 1838, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1840. He began the practice of his profession in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania., but returned to Maryland in 1841, He continued in the practice of law at Frederick until his death.

Works

McSherry, a strong Catholic, is best known for his "History of Maryland" (Baltimore, 1849). He was a frequent contributor to the "United States Catholic Magazine", and also wrote "Pere Jean, or the Jesuit Missionary" (1849) and "Willitoff, or the Days of James the First: a Tale" (1851), republished in German (Frankfort, 1858).

Family

He was the son of James McSherry and Anne Ridgely Sappington, and the grandson of Patrick McSherry, who came from Ireland in 1745 to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and moved later to Maryland.

He married Eliza Spurrier on 30 September 1841. Of his five children the oldest, James, became chief justice of Maryland.

External links

• Catholic Encyclopedia article

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Date of birth	29 July 1819
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Date of death	13 July 1869
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