UCLA Presents voteview.com beta 3

Welcome! We have just updated Voteview's aging codebase. In the process, we have fixed some nagging issues, added a few new features, and improved performance. If you notice anything that used to work that no longer does, please let us know.

MERRIAM, Clinton Levi (1824-1900)

Republican of New York

21st congressional district

Served in House 1871-1875

Total roll-call votes cast: 911

Biography

A Representative from New York; born in Leyden, N.Y., March 25, 1824; attended the common schools and Copenhagen Academy, Copenhagen, N.Y.; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Utica, N.Y.; 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, N.Y.; died while on a visit in Washington, D.C., February 18, 1900; interment in Leyden Hill Cemetery, Port Leyden, N.Y.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Sorting votes