Legislator Details


George W. Merriman
AKA:
Number of sessions served 2
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 43

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 2/4/1851
City: Savannah, NY
County: Wayne County, NY
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 10/25/1924
City: Hartford, MI
County: Van Buren County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date: 10/28/1924
City: Hartford, MI
County: Van Buren County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Maple Hill Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Jennie Sherman, 1882; died 9/3/1888; children: 1, Harry; married Mrs. Jennie Smiley Phelps of Hartford, 12/4/1894; died 3/24/1920

Number of Children: 1

Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: banker, teacher
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
attended common schools; graduated from high school in Clyde, NY; graduated from University of Michigan Law School, 1882

Biographical Sketch:
Of English ancestry. Son of Elijah and Maria E. (Winegar) Merriman. Teacher and principal at union school in South Butler, NY for 1 year. Located in Plainwell to work in bank, 1872. Located in Hartford, 1882. Delegate to Republican National Convention, 1892. Member, Michigan Senate, 1895-98. Served on Jackson State Prison board of control. Member of Republican State Central Committee, 1907. Delegate to Republican National Convention, 1916. He had interests in hardwood lumber manufacture in the UP and operated several sawmills in southwestern Michigan with headquarters in Hartford. Member of the Masons, Oddfellows, Elks and Maccabees.

Notable Facts:

Sessions Served:

Thirty-Ninth Legislature, 1897-1898
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Constitutional Amendments , Counties and Townships , Finance and Appropriations , Judiciary , Labor Interests, Roads and Bridges
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Hartford
County of Residence Van Buren
District: 8
District Description: Counties of Allegan and Van Buren

Date Elected: 11/3/1896
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1897
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Thirty-Eighth Legislature, 1895-1896
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Agricultural College , Banks and Corporations , Education and Public Schools , Elections , Home for the Feeble Minded, Roads and Bridges , Rules and Joint Rules , State Public School , Military Affairs
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Hartford
County of Residence Van Buren
District: 8
District Description: Counties of Allegan and Van Buren

Date Elected: 11/6/1894
Date Sworn In: 1/2/1895
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:

Bibliography:

Manual 1895, p. 555; Men of Progress p.441, includes portrait; SeekMI
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