Louis W. Emerson

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Louis Woodard Emerson (July 25, 1857 - June 10, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Warrensburg, New York, Emerson attended the district school and was graduated from Warrensburg Academy. He engaged in the lumber, banking, and manufacturing business. He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1888, 1892, and 1896. He served as member of the State senate 1890-1893.

Emerson was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1903). He resumed former business activities in Warrensburg, New York, and died there June 10, 1924. He was interred in the City Cemetery.

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• Louis W. Emerson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress