of the Toledo Journal from 1875 to 1884. He also remained active in politics during this era. He was elected probate judge of Lucas County in 1878 and again in 1881. In 1885, Sherwood became the editor of the Canton News-Democrat, a position that he continued to hold for the following decade. Return to Congress In the 1870s, Sherwood had briefly supported the platform of the National Greenback Party. In 1879, he chose to identify himself with the Democratic Party with which he remained for the rest of his life. He was nominated Representative of Ohio's 18th congressional district in 1896, but lost. As a Democrat, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1906. Sherwood served for seven straight terms in Congress until he failed to win reelection in 1920. When World War I began, he refused to support the United States declaration of war and refused to vote in favor of the draft. He believed that the United States should not get involved in a European war. Sherwood's pacifist views made him very unpopular in his home state, where Ohioans believed that he was being unpatriotic. He was defeated for reelection in 1920. In 1922, Sherwood was once again elected to the House of Representatives, but he was defeated in his reelection bid in 1924. Death After completing his term, Sherwood retired from politics and moved back to Toledo. He died there only a few months later and was buried in the city's Woodlawn Cemetery. See also List of American Civil War brevet generals (Union) Notes References Retrieved on 2008-11-05 biography at Bivouac Books 14th OVI webpage Rootsweb biography Rootsweb External links 1835 births 1925 deaths American newspaper editors Antioch College alumni Mayors of Toledo, Ohio People of Ohio in the American Civil War People from Stanford, New York Union Army officers Secretaries of State of Ohio Ohio Greenbacks American anti–World War I activists Activists from New York (state) Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio