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| John Sherman in 1890 |
In 1890, John Sherman wrote and introduced the Sherman Antitrust Act, the first United States Federal Government action to limit monopolies.
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| Sherman Anti-Trust Act |
Sherman wrote a book of memoirs, Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet: an Autobiography; it was published in 1895.
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| Sherman in 1896 |
In 1897, newly elected President William McKinley appointed Sherman Secretary of State. He served in that position from March 6, 1897 until April 27, 1898, when he resigned days after the outbreak of the Spanish-American War. His bitterness toward President McKinley and his administration continued until his death.
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| William McKinley |
Sherman retired from public life after resigning as Secretary of State. After a lingering illness, he died in Washington, D.C. on October 22, 1900, at the age of 77. He was buried in Mansfield City Cemetery in Mansfield, Ohio.
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| Sherman Family Gravesite |
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| Tombstone of John Sherman |
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