Michael Myers (New York politician)

Michael Myers (February 1, 1753 — February 17, 1814) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.[1]

Michael Myers
Member of the New York State Senate
In office 1793–1801
Member of the New York State Assembly from Montgomery County
In office 1792 – 1793
In office 1789–1790
Personal details
Born	February 1, 1753 Elizabethtown, Province of New Jersey
Died	February 17, 1814 (aged 61) Herkimer, New York, U.S.
Children	2
Military service
Branch/service	U.S. Army
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War

Early life

Myers was born on February 1, 1753 in Elizabethtown, Province of New Jersey (now Elizabeth, New Jersey). A veteran of the American Revolutionary War, Myers fought in the Battle of Johnstown in 1781, and was severely wounded.

Career

From 1791 to 1805, he was an associate judge of the Herkimer County Court.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly, from Montgomery County in 1789–90 and 1791; and from Herkimer County in 1792 and 1792–93. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1793 to 1801.[2][3]

Personal life

Myers had two children. He died on February 17, 1814 in Herkimer, New York.[4]

References

1. His birthplace is given as "Auville, NJ" or "Elizabeth, NJ (formerly Auville)", see: Transactions of the Oneida Historical Society at Utica (1889), but there is no known source that specifies at what time Elizabeth might have been named Auville or contained a subdivision of this name. The City of Elizabeth was already founded as "Elizabethtown" in the 17th century.
2. Benton, Nathaniel Soley (1856). A History of Herkimer County: Including the Upper Mohawk Valley, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time ; with a Brief Notice of the Iroquois Indians, the Early German Tribes, the Palatine Immigrations Into the Colony of New York, and Biographical Sketches of the Palatine Families, the Patentees of Burnetsfield in the Year 1725 ; and Also Biographical Notices of the Most Prominent Public Men of the County ; with Important Statistical Information. J. Munsell.
3. The New York civil list: containing the names and origin of the civil divisions, and the names and dates of election or appointment of the principal state and county officers from the Revolution to the present time. Weed, Parsons and Co. 1858.
4. "Michael Myers (1753-1814) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2020-05-16.