Simon Jacob Schermerhorn (September 25, 1827 - July 21, 1901) was a United States Representative from New York

United States Congressional Delegations from New York

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Born in Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New York

Schenectady County, New York

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, he attended the common schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was supervisor of the town of Rotterdam in 1856, and served two terms as school commissioner; in 1862 and 1865 he was a member of the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

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. He was a director and trustee in local banks, and was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress, holding office from March 4, 1893 to March 3, 1895. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894 and retired to his farm in Rotterdam. He died there in 1901; interment was in Viewland Cemetery.