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See also
John
Richard Baldwin —
Lawrence
A. Boland —
Merritt
Chandler —
Merritt
D. Corbus —
Merritt
B. Curtis —
Merritt
H. Day —
Merritt
M. Edmunds —
Leland
Merritt Ford —
Merritt
H. Gibson —
Merritt
D. Hanson —
Merritt
N. Harper —
Jacob
Merritt Howard —
Merritt
L. Joslyn —
J.
Merritt Lamb —
Merritt
M. Landon —
Charles
Merritt McFatridge —
Merritt
Miller —
William
DeWitt Mitchell —
William
Merritt Osband —
Merritt
E. Paddock —
Henry
Merritt Paulson, Jr. —
Merritt
Bardwell Roberts —
J.
Merritt Ryan —
Merritt
Snyder —
Merritt
Spear —
Samuel
Merritt Stephenson —
Mrs.
Merritt I. Taylor —
Merritt
W. Underwood —
Merritt
Walters —
John
T. Wilder —
Merritt
A. Willson —
Merritt
Wilson |
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Merritt, (need first
name) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District; elected 1926; defeated, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, Abram —
of Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, Albert (d. 1911) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Member of New Jersey
state senate from Camden County, 1882-84.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 3,
1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Merritt, B. F.,
Jr. See Benjamin Franklin B. F.
Merritt, Jr. |
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Merritt, Benjamin Franklin B. F.,
Jr. —
also known as B. F. Merritt, Jr. —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Mayor
of Macon, Ga., 1954-59, 1964-67.
Still living as of 1967.
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Charles W. See Mary Martha
Merritt |
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Merritt, Clarence —
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, 1914-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, Dorothy —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1948.
Female.
Still living as of 1948.
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Merritt, Douglas N. —
of Kansas.
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1984.
Still living as of 1984.
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Merritt, Earl W. —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ill.
Democrat. Candidate for Illinois
state treasurer, 1944; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1952.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, Ed —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Merritt, Edwin Albert
(1860-1914) —
also known as Edwin A. Merritt —
of Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Pierrepont, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., July 25,
1860.
Son of Edwin Atkins Merritt.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1902-12; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1912; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1908
(alternate), 1912;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1912-14 (26th District 1912-13,
31st District 1913-14); died in office 1914.
Died in Potsdam, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., December
4, 1914 (age 54 years, 132
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, St. Lawrence County, N.Y.
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Merritt, Edwin Atkins
(1828-1916) —
also known as Edwin A. Merritt —
of Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Sudbury, Rutland
County, Vt., February
26, 1828.
Surveyor;
engineer;
member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1860-61;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68; candidate
for New
York state treasurer, 1875; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1878-81; U.S. Consul General in London, 1882-85.
Died December
26, 1916 (age 88 years, 304
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, F. D. —
of Auburn, King
County, Wash.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Washington, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Merritt,
Franklin See M. Franklin
Merritt |
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Merritt, Freeman H. —
of Phippsburg, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives from Sagadahoc County (3rd),
1931-32.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, George —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 23rd District, 1869-71.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, George A. —
of Andover, Tolland
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Andover, 1921, 1939-40.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, George R. —
of Lyon
County, Ky.
Delegate
to Kentucky secession convention, 1861.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, Gilbert S., Jr. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1966-69.
Still living as of 1969.
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Merritt, H. C. —
of Nebraska.
Member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1883.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, Harold N. —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, Harry D. —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1910; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, Henry W. —
of Pennsylvania.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, Isaac J. —
of New York.
U.S. Consul in Nassau, 1857-61.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, James —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Merritt, James B. III —
of Easton, Talbot
County, Md.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1932.
Interment at Shrewsbury
Cemetery, Kent County, Md.
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Merritt, Jim —
of Florida.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Merritt, John —
of Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 4th District, 1852.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, John —
of Delaware.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1864.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, John A. —
of Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.; Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Republican. U.S. Collector
of Customs, 1909; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, Mrs. Joseph —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1927.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, Joseph —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1980,
1984.
Still living as of 1984.
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Merritt, Joseph —
Republican. Candidate for Connecticut
state senate 5th District, 2008, 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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Merritt, Kent Wright (b.
1851) —
also known as Kent W. Merritt —
of Shoreham, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Shoreham, Addison
County, Vt., 1851.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Shoreham, 1888.
Universalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, Lyman B. —
of Maine.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 4th District, 1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, M. Franklin —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 12th District, 1859.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, M. W. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,
1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, Mary Martha —
also known as Mrs. Charles W. Merritt —
of Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County; elected
1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Merritt, Matthew Joseph
(1895-1946) —
also known as Matthew J. Merritt —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1895.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York at-large, 1935-45.
Died in 1946
(age about
51 years).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Merritt, Maurice A. —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
Candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1959, 1966.
Still living as of 1966.
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Merritt, Nelson B. (b.
1914) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1914.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland County, 1947-48.
Still living as of 1948.
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Merritt, Paul —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Merritt, R. E. —
of McKinney, Collin
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, R. L. —
of Sparta, Hancock
County, Ga.
Member of Georgia
state senate 20th District, 1902-03.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, Samuel
(1822-1890) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Maine, 1822.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1868-69.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., August
17, 1890 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Merritt, Samuel Augustus
(1827-1910) —
also known as Samuel A. Merritt —
Born in Staunton,
Va., August
15, 1827.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly 10th District, 1851-53; member of California
state senate, 1857-62; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1871-73; member of Democratic
National Committee from Utah, 1892; chief
justice of Utah territorial supreme court, 1894-96.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, September
8, 1910 (age 83 years, 24
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Merritt, Schuyler
(1853-1953) —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
16, 1853.
Son of Matthew F. Merritt and Maria (Shaw) Merritt.
Republican. Manufacturer;
banker;
delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1904; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1908
(alternate), 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1917-31, 1933-37.
Episcopalian.
Merritt Parkway, in southern Connecticut, was named for
him.
Died in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., April 1,
1953 (age 99 years, 106
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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Merritt, Seymour —
of Liberty, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1917.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, Sherwood S. —
of Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1864.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, Sylvester W. —
of Fort Gratiot (now part of Port Huron), St. Clair
County, Mich.
Village
president of Fort Gratiot, Michigan, 1887-89.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, Thomas E. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, Thomas P. —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Democrat. Mayor of
Reading, Pa., 1891-93.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, Vernon, Jr. —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Merritt, Walter Edward —
American Independent candidate for Presidential Elector for Arizona,
1968.
Still living as of 1968.
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Merritt, Wilbur —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
American Labor candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1954.
Still living as of 1954.
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Merritt, Will H. —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,
1912
(speaker).
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, William —
of Nassau
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state senate 3rd District, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Merritt, William D. —
of North Carolina.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, William G. —
of Ulster
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Ulster County, 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merritt, William H. —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1860;
Union Democratic candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1861.
Burial
location unknown.
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