Talk:Sherman Hoar

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I left these out of the artcile when I cleaned it because I considered them, to be of lesser improtance:

He was president of the Young Men’s Democratic Club of Massachusetts, 1884.

He was a trustee of Phillips Exeter Academy; director of the American Unitarian Association.—Preceding unsigned comment added by RJFJR (talk • contribs)

Young Men's Democratic Club of Massachusetts

There is some interesting history to unearth on the position of president of this club, and that Sherman Hoar was later elected as a Democrat to Congress.

Sherman Hoar's father, uncle, cousin and grandfather were prominent Republicans, with the grandfather chairing the convention that led to the founding of the Republican party of Massachusetts. The year 1884 was the emergence of the reform-minded and youthfully energized Mugwumps, many of whom defected of from the Republican Party, not supporting Republican Senator James Blaine of Maine for President, preferrring New Yorker Democrat Grover Cleveland. The Hoar family tradition for probity in public service probably has some influence on Sherman Hoar here. -- Yellowdesk 05:32, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Early death

He died very young. What of? 86.181.213.189 (talk) 13:32, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

• In addition to what's in the article now, for more clues see Harvard Graduates' Magazine, v12 p706 June 1904, left column, and the Crimson [1]: "I make this latter gift in memory of my brother, Sherman Hoar, who in lavish fulfillment of those high ideals which he found in his native town and in the teachings of his Alma Mater gave up his life in saving others, regardless of self." EEng 22:27, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

"Death" section

I usually just make corrections (and will here unless contested) when I see some "end of life" mention, be it a section, sub-section, or such mention in another section or sub-section, concerning "Death", "Death and burial", "Assassination", or some other title reflecting end of life, that should be at the end of the article body, with few exceptions. Things such as "Legacy", "Memorials", "Descendants" or "Ancestry", "Honours" or "Honors" (after death), "Tributes", and Bibliography are natural after an end of life section. Section titles such as "Family" should not be in an order after the subject has died such as Abdullah I of Jordan and a "Marriages and children" section after an "Assassination" section.

I have brought this up at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Layout#Biographies: Section order referring to "end of life" and at Otr500 (talk) 23:54, 27 May 2016 (UTC)