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Ernest Robinson Ackerman (17 June 1863 – 18 October 1931) was an American
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politician who represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1919 to 1931.


Early years

Ackerman was born in New York City on 17 June 1863, and moved with his parents to Plainfield, very shortly afterwards. He was educated at public and private schools and graduated from Plainfield High School in 1880. Employed in cement manufacturing, Ackerman was a member of the Plainfield common council in 1891 and 1892.


Political career

Ackerman was as a member of the
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from 1905 to 1911, serving as president in 1911. He was a delegate to the
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s at Chicago in
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and in
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and a member of the board of trustees of
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, New Brunswick, 1916-1920. He was also a Federal food administrator for Union County, New Jersey during the First World War and a member of the New Jersey Board of Education 1918-1920. In September 1907, Ackerman and his wife, Nora Weber Ackerman, attended the maiden voyage of the Cunard liner RMS ''Lusitania'' from Liverpool to
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. Ackerman was a member of the New Jersey Geological Survey and associate of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses. He served from March 4, 1919, until his death in Plainfield, New Jersey, on October 18, 1931; he was buried in the family plot in Hillside Cemetery.


Philatelist

Ackerman was a famous philatelist, and had created a number of award-winning exhibits of postal stamps and postal history. He was known for his famous collections of
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and Spain, but he was regarded as an expert in postage stamps and
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of the United States. His U.S. collection included scarce carrier and local stamps, United States Department stamps, and U.S. essays and proofs. A part of his valuable United States collection was bequeathed to the Smithsonian Institution’s
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in Washington, D.C. Ackerman was named to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame in 2000.


See also

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ackerman, Ernest R. 1863 births 1931 deaths Politicians from New York City American people of Dutch descent Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey Presidents of the New Jersey Senate Republican Party New Jersey state senators New Jersey city council members American philatelists American Philatelic Society Politicians from Plainfield, New Jersey Plainfield High School (New Jersey) alumni Burials at Hillside Cemetery (Scotch Plains, New Jersey)