. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . McLean. the close of the war, he went to Mexico and engaged in engineeringuntil 1807, when he located in New York city, where he made his home untilhis death. He engaged in general engineering in New York city, 1867-81, anddiuing this time held several engineering positions in the city 1881, he received an appointment in the Real Estate department of thecity; w^as soon appointed Civil Engineer for the comptrollers department andin this capacity had to pass on all payments for city constructi
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . McLean. the close of the war, he went to Mexico and engaged in engineeringuntil 1807, when he located in New York city, where he made his home untilhis death. He engaged in general engineering in New York city, 1867-81, anddiuing this time held several engineering positions in the city 1881, he received an appointment in the Real Estate department of thecity; w^as soon appointed Civil Engineer for the comptrollers department andin this capacity had to pass on all payments for city construction work, aposition he held until his death. He was distinguished for his integrity, and byhis careful and honest work,saved the city large sums of money on constructionwork. One of the most important controversies was over the claim for $7,000-000 for extra work on the new Croton aqueduct. He was a member of theEpiscopal Church. He was married at Carlisle, Pa., September 3, 1849, to Margaret FosterSumn(>r, daughter of Gen. E. V. Sumner. She died June 11, 1905; no JITDGE WINFIELD SCOTT SHERWOOD, A. M. \Mnfield S. Sherwood w^as born in Sandy Hill, N. Y., in 1819, and died inAllegheny, Sierra Co., Cal., June 25, 1870. He prepared for college in theschools of his town and entered the University in 1834, and graduated A. 1837; received the degree of A. M. in course in 1840. 1837] SKETCHES OF ALUMNI AND PAST CADETS. 277 He studied law and practiced his profession in New York. Early in 1849,he located in California and at once took a prominent part in the affairs of thatState. He served as a member from the Sacremento District, at the con-vention held in Monterey which formed the State Constitution, in September, 1849, and took an important part in the deliberations of that body. In the fallof the same year he was a candidate for governor, but failed of election. In 1850, he was appointed a district judge for the district including Butte Countyand the northern part
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