Clinton L. Merriam

Clinton L. Merriam
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	Clinton Levi Merriam (1824-03-25)March 25, 1824 Leyden, New York, U.S.
Died	February 18, 1900(1900-02-18) (aged 75) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Republican
Children	Clinton Hart Merriam, Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey

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 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.

External links

• United States Congress. "Clinton L. Merriam (id: M000653)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Clinton Levi Merriam Papers, circa 1848-1899 from the Smithsonian Institution Archives