Clinton L. Merriam | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th, 21st district |
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In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 |
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Preceded by | Addison H. Laflin, Ellis H. Roberts |
Succeeded by | Ellis H. Roberts, Samuel F. Miller |
Personal details | |
Born | March 25, 1824 Leyden, New York |
Died | February 18, 1900 Washington, D.C. |
Political party | Republican |
Clinton Levi Merriam (March 25, 1824 – February 18, 1900) was a United States Representative from New York.
Merriam was born in Leyden, Lewis County, New York on March 25, 1824. He attended the common schools and Copenhagen Academy, Copenhagen, New York; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Utica, New York; moved to New York City in 1847 and became an importer; engaged in banking in 1860; returned to Leyden in 1864; elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875); retired from active business pursuits and lived in retirement on his estate, "Homewood", Locust Grove, New York. He died while on a visit in Washington, D.C., on February 18, 1900; interment in Leyden Hill Cemetery, Port Leyden, New York.
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Addison H. Laflin |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th congressional district 1871–1873 |
Succeeded by David Wilber |
Preceded by Ellis H. Roberts |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 21st congressional district 1873–1875 |
Succeeded by Samuel F. Miller |