During the War of 1812, he served in the State Militia as a Major, leading a battalion in the defense of Sackets Harbor, New York.
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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.
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