Clinton L. Merriam
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Clinton Levi Merriam (March 25, 1824 – February 18, 1900) was a United States representative from New York.
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Clinton L. Merriam | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 | |
Preceded by | Addison H. Laflin |
Succeeded by | Samuel F. Miller |
Constituency | 20th district (1871–73) 21st district (1873–75) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1824-03-25)March 25, 1824 Leyden, New York |
Died | February 18, 1900(1900-02-18) (aged 75) Washington, D.C. |
Political party | Republican |
Children | Clinton Hart Merriam, Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey |
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 at his house, "Homewood", on the family estate, "Locust Grove" near Leyden, 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.
His children include the zoologist Clinton Hart Merriam and the ornithologist Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey.[1]