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Abraham Maus Schermerhorn

Abraham M. Schermerhorn
3rd Mayor of Rochester, New York
In office
1837–1837
Preceded by Jacob Gould
Succeeded by Thomas Kempshall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 28th district
In office
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853
Preceded by Elias B. Holmes
Succeeded by George Hastings
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the Monroe County, 2nd district
In office
January 1, 1848 – December 31, 1848
Preceded by new district
Succeeded by L. Ward Smith
Personal details
Born December 11, 1791
Schenectady, New York
Died August 22, 1855(1855-08-22) (aged 63)
Savin Rock, Connecticut
Political party Whig, Republican
Spouse(s) Mary Kent Adams
Alma mater Union College
Profession Banker
Politician

Abraham Maus Schermerhorn (December 11, 1791 – August 22, 1855) was the third mayor of Rochester, New York and a United States Representative from New York.

He was born in 1791 in Schenectady. He completed preparatory studies and graduated from Union College in 1810. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1812, and in 1813, he moved to Rochester.

He became the "money king" of the Genesee region as the secretary of Rochester's first bank, before becoming a supervisor of the city in 1834.

In 1837, he became the third mayor of Rochester but resigned after two months to become secretary to the New York State Senate. He became a member of the New York State Assembly (Monroe Co., 2nd D.) in 1848, and was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses, representing New York's 28th congressional district holding office from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1853.

In 1855, he died in Savin Rock, near West Haven, Connecticut. He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester.



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