Louis W. Emerson
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Louis Woodard Emerson was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Warrensburg, New York
, Emerson attended the district school and was graduated from Warrensburg Academy.
He engaged in the lumber, banking, and manufacturing business.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1888, 1892, and 1896.
He served as member of the State senate 1890-1893.
Emerson was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-sixth
and Fifty-seventh
Congresses (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1903).
He resumed former business activities in Warrensburg, New York
, and died there June 10, 1924.
He was interred in the City Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Born in Warrensburg, New York
Warrensburg, New York
Warrensburg, New York is a town in Warren County. An hamlet by the same name is recognized by U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place . According to the 2000 United States Census, the CDP comprises less than one-fifth of the town's total area, yet has about 75% of the town's population...
, Emerson attended the district school and was graduated from Warrensburg Academy.
He engaged in the lumber, banking, and manufacturing business.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1888, 1892, and 1896.
He served as member of the State senate 1890-1893.
Emerson was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-sixth
56th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Garret Hobart , until November 21, 1899 , vacant thereafter.* President pro tempore: William P. Frye * Democratic Caucus Chairman: James K. Jones...
and Fifty-seventh
57th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:*Democratic: 151*Republican: 200 *Populist: 5*Silver : 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Theodore Roosevelt , until September 14, 1901, vacant thereafter....
Congresses (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1903).
He resumed former business activities in Warrensburg, New York
Warrensburg, New York
Warrensburg, New York is a town in Warren County. An hamlet by the same name is recognized by U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place . According to the 2000 United States Census, the CDP comprises less than one-fifth of the town's total area, yet has about 75% of the town's population...
, and died there June 10, 1924.
He was interred in the City Cemetery.