Micah Sterling

Micah Sterling (November 5, 1784 – April 11, 1844) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

He married Betsey Bronson (1795–1831), and they had five children of whom only John C. Sterling (1820–1903) survived infancy.

Micah Sterling was Treasurer of the Village of Watertown in 1816, and was a director of the Jefferson County Bank.

He was elected as a Federalist to the 17th United States Congress, holding office from December 3, 1821, to March 3, 1823.

He died of scarlet fever on April 11, 1844, the same day as Egbert Ten Eyck who had succeeded him in Congress, and both were buried at the Brookside Cemetery in Watertown.