Roger Sherman, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, represented this state at the Constitutional Convention in 1787
He served as 
the first mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, and served on the Committee of Five 
that drafted the Declaration of Independence, and was ... A son, Roger Sherman, 
Jr. (17681856), a 1787 graduate of Yale College... [DOC] [TLE] Roger Sherman | The Society of the Descendants of the Signers of ... [PAR] Nov 30, 2011 ... Roger Sherman felt it was not then possible to follow the lawyer's advice, for he ... 
Sherman and his brother, Senator and Secretary of State John Sherman.