Clinton L. Merriam
American politician (1824–1900)
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Clinton Levi Merriam (March 25, 1824 – February 18, 1900) was a United States representative from New York.
21st district (1873–75)
March 25, 1824
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) |
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| Born | Clinton Levi Merriam March 25, 1824 Leyden, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 18, 1900 (aged 75) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| 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]
