Chester Earl Merrow | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire's1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur B. Jenks |
| Succeeded by | Louis C. Wyman |
| Member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1939-1940 | |
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| Born | (1906-11-15)November 15, 1906 |
| Died | February 10, 1974(1974-02-10) (aged 67) |
| Resting place | Chickville Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
Chester Earl Merrow (November 15, 1906 – February 10, 1974) was aU.S. Representative fromNew Hampshire.
Born inCenter Ossipee, New Hampshire, Merrow attended the public schools andBrewster Free Academy inWolfeboro from 1921 to 1925. He was graduated fromColby College,Waterville, Maine, in 1929 and from Teachers College (summers) (Columbia University),New York City, in 1937.
Merrow was an instructor of science atKents Hill School inMaine in 1929 and 1930 and atMontpelier Seminary from 1930 to 1937. He served as assistant headmaster of Montpelier Seminary from 1935 to 1938. He was an instructor of political science and history at Vermont Junior College in Montpelier in 1937 and 1938.
Merrow was a member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives in 1939 and 1940. He became a radio news commentator and lecturer, and served as delegate to an international conference on education and cultural relations of theUnited Nations, held inLondon in 1945. He was a congressional adviser to the first conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) held inParis in 1946. He served as a member of the United States delegation to UNESCO 1946-1949.
Merrow was elected as aRepublican to theSeventy-eighth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1963). Merrow voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of 1957 and1960,[1][2] but voted present the24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[3] He was not a candidate for reelection in 1962 to theEighty-eighth Congress, but was unsuccessful for nomination to theUnited States Senate. Subsequently, he was Special Adviser on Community Relations,Department of State, from 1963 to 1968. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1970 to theNinety-second Congress and in 1972 to theNinety-third Congress. He resided in Center Ossipee until his death there, February 10, 1974.He was interred in Chickville Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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