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| |  MERRITT:See alsoJohnRichard Baldwin —BrianMerritt Bergson —LawrenceA. Boland —MerrittW. Bosler —NancyMerritt Boykin —MerrittO. Chance —MerrittChandler —MerrittCheek —JamesMerritt Clements —MerrittM. Comstock —MerrittT. Cooke —MerrittD. Corbus —MerrittBarton Curtis —MerrittH. Day —MerrittM. Edmunds —MerrittJ. Esmond —CharlesC. Foote —LelandMerritt Ford —MerrittE. Gallup —LouisJames Garner —MerrittH. Gibson —MerrittGreene —MerrittD. Hanson —HenryMerritt Hard —MerrittN. Harper —JacobMerritt Howard —J.Merritt Hurd —MerrittL. Joslyn —ArthurMerritt Kennedy —J.Merritt Lamb —MerrittM. Landon —MerrittLane —MerrittF. Lee —MerrittJ. Little —CharlesMerritt McFatridge —MerrittCramer Mechem —SchuylerMerritt Meyer —MerrittMiller —WilliamDeWitt Mitchell —WilliamMerritt Osband —MerrittE. Paddock —HenryMerritt Paulson Jr. —MerrittBardwell Roberts —J.Merritt Ryan —HarveyWallis Salmon —MerrittW. Seely —MerrittG. Snyder —MerrittSpear —WilliamMerritt Steger —SamuelMerritt Stephenson —LutherMerritt Swygert —Mrs.Merritt I. Taylor —MerrittThornton —MerrittE. Tooker —MerrittW. Underwood —MerrittL. Usher —MerrittO. Utley —MerrittWalters —MerrittWelch —MerrittF. White —JohnT. Wilder —MerrittA. Willson —MerrittWilson | | Merritt, (need firstname) —of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate senate 2nd District; elected 1926; defeated, 1928.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Abram — of Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1884.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Albert (d. 1911) — of Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Quincy,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Member ofNewJersey state senate from Camden County, 1882-84.Member,Freemasons.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March 3,1911.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Alice P. — also known asMrs. Joseph Merritt — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutRepublican State Central Committee, 1927-30.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, B. F.,Jr.SeeBenjamin Franklin B. F.Merritt Jr. | | Merritt, Benjamin Franklin B. F.,Jr. —also known asB. F. Merritt, Jr. — of Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.Mayorof Macon, Ga., 1954-59, 1964-67.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, C. H. — of Pleasantville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Postmaster atPleasantville,N.Y., 1881.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Mrs.Charles W.SeeMary MarthaMerritt | | Merritt,CheriSeeCheriBarry | | Merritt, Clarence —U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, 1914-20.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Dorothy — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ill.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1948.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Douglas N. — of Kansas. Libertarian. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Kansas, 1984.Still living as of 1984. | | Merritt, Earl W. — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ill.Democrat. Candidate forIllinoisstate treasurer, 1944; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Ed — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 1st District, 1996.Still living as of 1996. | | Merritt, Edward C. — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Missouri,1904.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Edward L. — of Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.Republican. Postmaster atKingston,N.Y., 1930-34.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Edwin Albert — U.S. Deputy Consul General inLondon, as of 1884.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Edwin Albert, Jr.(1860-1914) —also known asEdwin A. Merritt, Jr. — of Potsdam,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Born in Pierrepont,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,July 25,1860.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1902-12;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1912; delegate to RepublicanNational 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.,December4, 1914 (age54 years, 132days).Interment atPierrepont Hill Cemetery, Pierrepont, N.Y. | | Merritt, Edwin Atkins(1828-1916) —also known asEdwin A. Merritt — of Potsdam,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Born in Sudbury,RutlandCounty, Vt.,February26, 1828.Republican.Surveyor;engineer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1860-61;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68; candidateforNewYork state treasurer, 1875;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1878-81; U.S.Consul General inLondon, 1882-85.DiedDecember26, 1916 (age88 years, 304days).Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, F. D. — of Auburn,KingCounty, Wash.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromWashington,1936.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt,FranklinSeeMatthew FranklinMerritt | | Merritt, Freeman H. — of White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Republican. Postmaster atWhitePlains, N.Y., 1907-11.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Freeman H. — of Phippsburg,SagadahocCounty, Maine.Republican. Member ofMainestate house of representatives from Sagadahoc County (3rd),1931-32.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, George — of California. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 23rd District, 1869-71.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, George A. (bornc.1894) —of Andover,TollandCounty, Conn.Born in Andover,TollandCounty, Conn., about 1894.Republican.Mailcarrier;painter;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Andover, 1921-22, 1939-40.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, George R. — ofLyonCounty, Ky.Delegateto Kentucky secession convention, 1861.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, George W. — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Republican. Postmaster atGreenwich,Conn., 1906-15.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Gilbert Stroud, Jr. (b.1936) —also known asGilbert S. Merritt, Jr. — Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,1936.U.S.Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1966-69;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1977-2001; tooksenior status 2001.Still living as of 2001. | | Merritt, Glen J. — of Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Democrat. Postmaster atDuluth,Minn., 1933-63 (acting, 1933-34).Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, H. C. — of Nebraska. Member ofUniversityof Nebraska board of regents, 1883.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Harold N. — of Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Bay County 1st District, 1928.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Harry D. — of Spokane,SpokaneCounty, Wash.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1910; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,1924(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Henry F. — U.S. Consul inAix-la-Chapelle, 1885-87;Chemnitz, 1887-92;Barmen, 1893.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Henry W. — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1928; postmasteratWilkes-Barre,Pa., 1931-33.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Isaac J. — of New York. U.S. Consul inNassau, 1857-61.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Israel J. — of Whitestone, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, James — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIndiana,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Merritt, James B. III — of Easton,TalbotCounty, Md.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMaryland,1932.Interment atShrewsburyCemetery, Kent County, Md. | | Merritt, James D. — of Harrison,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Postmaster atThomasville,N.Y., 1827-28;HarrisonPurchase, N.Y., 1828-36;Harrison,N.Y., 1836-38, 1848-54.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, James S. — of Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Postmaster atPortChester, N.Y., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Jim — of Florida. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Merritt, John — ofNewCastle County, Del.Member ofDelawarestate senate from New Castle County, 1808.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, John — ofOnondagaCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Onondaga County 4th District, 1852.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, John — of Delaware. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1864.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, John A. — of Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.; Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Republican. Postmaster atWashington,D.C., 1899-1906;U.S.Collector of Customs at Niagara Falls, N.Y., New York, 1909;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, John A., Jr. — of Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.HonoraryVice-Consul for Norway inPensacola,Fla., 1950.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, John B. — of Baker,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Postmaster atBaker,La., 1889, 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, John E. — Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 54, 1923-32.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, John W. — ofMarionCounty, Ill.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1864.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Mrs.JosephSeeAlice P.Merritt | | Merritt, Joseph — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1980,1984.Still living as of 1984. | | Merritt, Joseph — Republican. Candidate forConnecticutstate senate 5th District, 2008, 2010.Still living as of 2010. | | Merritt, Katherine I. — of Pelham Manor,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Postmaster atPelhamManor, N.Y., 1897.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Kent Wright (b.1851) —also known asKent W. Merritt — of Shoreham,AddisonCounty, Vt.Born in Shoreham,AddisonCounty, Vt.,1851.Republican.Farmer;member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Shoreham, 1888.Universalist.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, L.M.SeeLucius ManliusMerritt | | Merritt, Leonidas — Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 54, 1893-94.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Lucius Manlius(1824-1893) —also known asL. M. Merritt — of Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.Born in Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,July 22,1824.Vice-Consulfor Argentina inPensacola,Fla., 1870-88.Member,OddFellows.Suffered aparalyticstroke, and died four days later, in Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.,January14, 1893 (age68 years, 176days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla. | | Merritt, Lyman B. — of Maine. Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Maine 4th District, 1902.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, M.FranklinSeeMatthew FranklinMerritt | | Merritt, M. W. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Marcus M. — of Chelsea,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1892.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Mary Martha (b.1922) —also known asMary Martha Presley;Mrs. Charles W.Merritt —of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born in Tutwiler,TallahatchieCounty, Miss.,November2, 1922.Democrat. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1971-74.Female.Episcopalian.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives:Daughter of Curtis Edward Presley and Martha E. (Johnston) Presley;married,July 19,1947, to Charles W. Merritt. |
| | Merritt, Matthew Franklin(1815-1896) —also known asM. Franklin Merritt — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Flushing (now part of Queens),QueensCounty, N.Y.,March 2,1815.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 12th District, 1859.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,May 10,1896 (age81 years, 69days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Stamford, Conn. | | Merritt, Matthew Joseph(1895-1946) —also known asMatthew J. Merritt — of Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 2,1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;realestate andinsurancebusiness;U.S.Representative from New York at-large, 1935-45; defeated, 1938.Member,AmericanLegion;Elks.Died in Malba, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,September29, 1946 (age51 years, 180days).Interment atMountSt. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y. | | Merritt, Maurice A. — ofOaklandCounty, Mich.Candidate in primary forcircuitjudge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1959, 1966.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Merritt,NancySeeNancyMerritt Boykin | | Merritt, Nelson B. (b.1914) —ofMidlandCounty, Mich.Born in1914.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Midland County, 1947-48.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Norman A. — ofWashington,D.C.Republican. Postmaster atWashington,D.C., 1909, 1910-14 (acting, 1909).Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Paul — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 18th District, 1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Merritt, R. E. — of McKinney,CollinCounty, Tex.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, R. L. — of Sparta,HancockCounty, Ga.Member ofGeorgiastate senate 20th District, 1902-03.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Roshunda — American Delta candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee,2016(on behalf ofRockyde la Fuente andMichaelSteinberg).Female.Still living as of 2016. | | Merritt, Samuel(1822-1890) —of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Maine,1822.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1868-69.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,August17, 1890 (ageabout 68years).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. | | Merritt, Samuel Augustus(1827-1910) —also known asSamuel A. Merritt — Born inStaunton,Va.,August15, 1827.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 10th District, 1851-53; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1857-62;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1871-73; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Utah, 1892;chiefjustice of Utah territorial supreme court, 1894-96.Died in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,September8, 1910 (age83 years, 24days).Interment atSaltLake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. | | Merritt, Schuyler(1853-1953) —of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December16, 1853.Republican.Manufacturer;banker;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Connecticut,1908(alternate),1916;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1917-31, 1933-37;defeated, 1930, 1936.Episcopalian.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April 1,1953 (age99 years, 106days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Stamford, Conn.  | Merritt, Seymour Horatio(1870-1930) —also known asSeymour Merritt — of Liberty,SullivanCounty, N.Y.Born in Woodbourne,SullivanCounty, N.Y.,July 23,1870.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Sullivan County, 1917.Member,Freemasons;FarmBureau.Died in Fallsburg,SullivanCounty, N.Y.,March10, 1930 (age59 years, 230days).Interment atLiberty Cemetery, Liberty, N.Y. | | Merritt, Sherwood S.(1817-1869) —of Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.; Oxford,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.Born in1817.Democrat. Postmaster atNorwich,N.Y., 1854-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1864.Died in1869(ageabout52 years).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y. | | Merritt, Stephen — Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1878, 1880.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Sylvester W. — of Fort Gratiot (now part of Port Huron),St. ClairCounty, Mich.Villagepresident of Fort Gratiot, Michigan, 1887-89.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Thomas E. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1888.Burial location unknown.  | Merritt, Thomas P. (b.1844) —of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Mt. Holly,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,September29, 1844.Democrat.Lumberbusiness;mayorof Reading, Pa., 1891-93.Episcopalian.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Pittsburgh Post, May 28, 1892 |
| | Merritt, Tommy — Republican. Member ofTexasstate house of representatives 7th District; elected unopposed1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004; elected 2006, 2008; defeated, 2012.Still living as of 2012. | | Merritt, Vernon, Jr. — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Walter Edward — American Independent candidate for Presidential Elector for Arizona,1968(on behalf ofGeorgeC. Wallace andCurtisE. LeMay).Still living as of 1968. | | Merritt, Wilbur — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.American Labor candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 12th District, 1954.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, Will H. — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,1912(speaker).Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, William (d.1708) —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1695-98.Died in1708.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, William — ofNassauCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 3rd District, 1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, William D. — of North Carolina. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1920.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, William G. — ofUlsterCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Ulster County, 1922.Burial location unknown. | | Merritt, William H. — of Cedar Rapids,LinnCounty, Iowa; Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1860;Union Democratic candidate forGovernor ofIowa, 1861;mayorof Des Moines, Iowa, 1880-81; postmaster atDesMoines, Iowa, 1886-90.Burial location unknown.
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