Background
Herkimer, John was born in 1773 in Tryon (now Herkimer) County, New York, United States.
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Herkimer, John was born in 1773 in Tryon (now Herkimer) County, New York, United States.
He was a member from Montgomery County of the New York State Assembly in 1800, 1804 and 1806. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1801. During the War of 1812, he served in the State Militia as a Major, leading a battalion in the defense of Sackets Harbor, New New York
In 1817, the Town of Danube (in which area Herkimer"s home was located) was created from a part of the Town of Minden, and the area transferred from Montgomery to Herkimer County.
Afterwards Herkimer was an associate judge of the Herkimer County Court for some years. Herkimer was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 15th and the 18th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819.
And from March 4, 1823, to March 3, 1825. He was buried at the General Herkimer Cemetery in Danube.
Member New York Ho; member of New York Constitutional Member United States House