8 - Roger Sherman - CT

#8 - Roger Sherman (CT)
Birthplace: Newton, MA
Age at Convention: 66

1) Religion
-- Professor of religion
-- Had a very high reverence for the Bible
-- Wrote many large books on the major beliefs of the Christian faith

2) Slavery
-- Disapproved of the slave trade, but did not push for abolishing it for the sake of public good (because it was legal at the time)
-- Said "the abolition of slavery seemed to be going on in the U.S. and that the good sense of the several states would probably by degrees complete it"

3) Upbringing
-- Educated at a common school as a youth, though he had a strong desire to learn
-- Father was a farmer and a cobbler

References:
1) http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/sherman.html
2) http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/documents/documents_p2.cfm?doc=310
3) http://www.wallbuilders.com/LIBissuesArticles.asp?id=120
4) http://colonialhall.com/sherman/sherman4.php
5) http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:GKcEoc7eQmoJ:www.asburyerie.org/files/sermon%2520written/Our%2520Country,%2520%27Tis%2520of%2520Thee%2520-%2520July%25206,%25202008.doc+roger+sherman+judge+christ+death+sentence&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

Running tabulation:
1) Religiously Active (31) or Primarily Secular (17)
2) Abolitionist (17), Partial Abolitionist (22) or Non-Abolitionist (9)
3) Wealthy (21) or Middle-Class/Poor (27)