Sherman Minton

U.S. Congressperson

1890 – 1965

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Who was Sherman Minton?

Sherman "Shay" Minton was a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

After attending college and law school, he served as a captain in World War I, following which he launched a legal and political career. In 1930, after multiple failed election attempts, and serving as a regional leader in the American Legion, he became a utility commissioner under the administration of Indiana Governor Paul V. McNutt. Four years later, Minton was elected to the United States Senate. During the campaign, he defended New Deal legislation in a series of addresses in which he suggested it was not necessary to uphold the Constitution during the Great Depression crisis. Minton's campaign was denounced by his political opponents, and he received more widespread criticism for an address that became known as the "You Cannot Eat the Constitution" speech. As part of the New Deal Coalition, the fiercely partisan Minton championed President Franklin D. Roosevelt's unsuccessful court packing plans in the Senate and became one of his top Senate allies.

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Born
Oct 20, 1890
Georgetown
Also known as
  • Judge Sherman Minton
Spouses
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Yale University
  • Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington
  • Pantheon-Assas University
  • Yale Law School
  • University of Paris
Lived in
  • Louisville
  • New Albany
  • Indiana
Died
Apr 9, 1965
New Albany

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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