Legislator Details
Image Description:
Portrait captured from Find-a-Grave.com 9/7/2024
Number of sessions served 2
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 L. Sherman, 1882; died 9/3/1888; children: 1, Harry J.;
married Mrs. Jennie Rebecca (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. 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:
Committees Served On: Constitutional Amendments , Counties and Townships , Finance and Appropriations , Judiciary , Labor Interests, Roads and Bridges
City of Residence: Hartford
County of Residence Van Buren
District Description: Counties of Allegan and Van Buren
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
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
City of Residence: Hartford
County of Residence Van Buren
District Description: Counties of Allegan and Van Buren
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Manual 1895, p. 555; Men of Progress p.441, includes portrait; Michiganology; Find-a-Grave.com, includes portrait
