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 in the U.S. state of New York. It is situated along the Hudson River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 181,851. The county seat is Kingston. The county is named after the Irish province of Ulster. History ...

, 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

1795 Events January–June * January – Central England records its coldest ever month, in the Central England temperature, CET records dating back to 1659. * January 14 – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Uni ...

. 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 (nee 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 of the Province of New York Hoffman family American people 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 American slave owners