James Schoolcraft Sherman

The nation's twenty-seventh vice president during William Howard Taft's presidency was James Schoolcraft Sherman. Being a member of the House of Representatives for almost two decades, he stood firmly for the Republican Party as an influential role during the Progressive Era. He was nicknamed "Sunny Jim" for his genial demeanor and civility, and was the first Republican vice president to be renominated. However, he didn't live long enough to see the election day. James was …

…renominated in 1912, becoming the seventh vice president in U.S. history to achieve this, and was the first Republican vice president to do so since the party's beginning in 1856. Sherman remained a conservative throughout his life, even though he was Taft's running mate on a relatively progressive platform. Sherman's continued through his vice presidency term and was renominated for another. He accepted the nomination however; he died a few days before the election was held.