Cornelius Corneliusen Schoonmaker (June 1745February 1796) was a

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from

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Life

Born in Shawangunk (now Wallkill),

Ulster County, New York Ulster County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It is situated along the Hudson River. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 181,851. The county seat is Kingston, ...

, he received a limited schooling, became a surveyor and was engaged in agricultural pursuits. He owned slaves. During the

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, he was a member of the committees of vigilance and safety. He was a member of the

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(Ulster Co.) from 1777 to 1790 and was a member of the State Convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution in 1788. In April, 1790, Schoonmaker was elected to the

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, holding office from March 4, 1791, to March 3, 1793. He was again a member of the State assembly in

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. Schoonmaker died in Shawangunk in February, 1796, and was interred in Old Shawangunk Churchyard at Bruynswick, in Shawangunk. Congressman

Marius Schoonmaker Marius Schoonmaker (April 24, 1811 – January 5, 1894) was a United States representative from New York. Biography Schoonmaker was born to Cornelia (née Groen) (1784–1874) and Zachariah Schoonmaker (1785–1818) in Kingston, Ulster County, ...

(1811–1894) was his grandson.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schoonmaker, Cornelius 1745 births 1796 deaths People from Ulster County, New York People from colonial New York Hoffman family American politicians of Dutch descent Anti-Administration Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Members of the New York State Assembly Members of the United States House of Representatives who owned slaves 18th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 18th-century members of the New York State Legislature