| Abraham M. Schermerhorn | |
| Office1: | 3rd Mayor of Rochester, New York |
| Term Start1: | December 1836 |
| Term End1: | March 1837 |
| Predecessor1: | Jacob Gould |
| Successor1: | Thomas Kempshall |
| Order2: | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 28th district |
| Term Start2: | March 4, 1849 |
| Term End2: | March 3, 1853 |
| Predecessor2: | Elias B. Holmes |
| Successor2: | George Hastings |
| State Assembly3: | New York |
| District3: | Monroe County, 2nd |
| Term Start3: | January 1, 1848 |
| Term End3: | December 31, 1848 |
| Preceded3: | new district |
| Succeeded3: | L. Ward Smith |
| Birth Date: | December 11, 1791 |
| Birth Place: | Schenectady, New York, US |
| Death Place: | Savin Rock, Connecticut, US |
| Party: | Whig, Republican |
| Spouse: | Mary Kent Adams |
| Alma Mater: | Union College |
| Profession: | Banker Politician |
Abraham Maus Schermerhorn (December 11, 1791 – August 22, 1855) was the third mayor of Rochester, New York and a United States Representative from New York.
He was born in 1791 in Schenectady. He completed preparatory studies and graduated from Union College in 1810. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1812, and in 1813, he moved to Rochester.[1]
He became the "money king" of the Genesee region as the secretary of Rochester's first bank, before becoming a supervisor of the city in 1834.
In 1837, he became the third mayor of Rochester but resigned after two months to become secretary to the New York State Senate.[2] He became a member of the New York State Assembly (Monroe Co., 2nd D.) in 1848, and was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses, representing New York's 28th congressional district holding office from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1853.[3]
Schermerhorn was married to Mary Kent Adams (1798–1865). Together, they were the parents of:
In 1855, he died in Savin Rock, near West Haven, Connecticut. He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester.