Sherman Everett Burroughs '94, Congressman from the first New Hampshire district, and prominent for many years among the lawyers of New Hampshire, died at his residence in Washington, D. C., January 28.
Mr. Burroughs was born in Dunbarton, N. H., Feb. 6, 1870, and was graduated from Dartmouth in 1894 with the degree of A.B. He attained an extensive practice as lawyer and in May, 1917, he was elected to Congress to succeed Representative C. A. Sulloway, who died in August, and he has been elected to each succeeding Congress.
While at Dartmouth Mr. Burroughs was managing .editor of the Aegis and a member of the Dartmouth Debating Union. He was president of the Lecture Association and vice-president of the Press Club. He was president of his class during his sophomore year and was a member of the Dramatic Club and of his class football team. He was a member of the Sphinx senior society and of the Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity.