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Merrick, James Lyman – Merriman, Mansfield
Merrick, James Lyman
missionary, author, poet, was born Oct. 11, 1803, in Monson, Mass. During 1834-45 he was a missionary in Persia; and subsequently was pastor of the congregational church of Amherst. He was the author of Pilgrim's Harp, a volume of poems; Life and Religion of Mohammed; and a Genealogy of the Merrick Family. He died June 18, 1866, in Amherst, Mass.
Merrick, Pliny
lawyer, jurist, state senator, was born Aug. 2, 1794, in Brookfield, Mass. In 1827 he was a representative in the legislature for Worcester; in 1843 became judge of the court of common pleas; and in 1844 of the municipal court. He was a state senator in 1850; and during 1853-64 was judge of the Massachusetts supreme court. He died Feb. 1, 1867, in Boston, Mass.
Merrill, Ayres Phillips
physician, author, was born April 17, 1793, in Pittsfield, Mass. He was a physician of Memphis, and subsequently of New York city; and the author of Lectures on Fevers. He died Nov. 3, 1873, in New York.
Merrill, Frank Thayer
artist, was born in 1848, in Boston, Mass. He has attained success as an artist; among his best known works are: Lalla Rookh; Prince and the Pauper; Courtship of Miles Standish; My Days and Nights on the Battlefield; The Man Without a Country; and Rip Van Winkle.
Merrill, George Perkins
educator, lecturer, author, was born May 31, 1854, in Auburn, Maine. He is a geologist, professor in Columbian university, Washington, from 1893; and the author of Stones for Building and Decoration; and Handbook of the Geological Department, Smithsonian Institution.
Merrill, Lewis
soldier, was born Oct. 28, 1834, in New Berlin, Pa. He organized a regiment of Missouri volunteer cavalry, of which he was appointed colonel, and the regiment was called Merrill's Horse.
Merrill, Moody
lawyer, state senator, was born June 27, 1836, in Campton, N. H. In 1868 he was elected to the Massachusetts house of representatives; in 1873-74 was a member of the senate; and after retiring from political life became president of the Highland Street railway of Boston.
Merrill, Orsamus C
lawyer, jurist, state senator, congressman, was born in 1776 in Vermont. He was a representative in congress from Vermont from 1817 to 1820. He also held the positions of county attorney for two years; state councilor for four years; state senator for one year; register of probate for two years; and judge of probate for six years. He died April 11, 1865, in Bennington.
Merrill, Samuel
merchant, soldier, legislator, governor, was born Aug. 7, 1822, in Turner, Maine. In 1854 he was elected to the New Hampshire state legislature. He went to Iowa in 1856; and in 1860 was elected to the legislature of that state. He was subsequently elected governor of Iowa, serving in that capacity from 1868 to 1872.
Merrill, William Emory
military engineer, author, was born Oct. 11, 1837, in Wisconsin. He is a military engineer in the United States army; and the author of Iron Truss Bridges; and Improvement of Tidal Rivers.
Merriman, Edward Munroe
soldier, lawyer, jurist, was born June 11, 1843, in Auburn, N. Y. In 1867 he graduated from the United States Military academy of West Point; and during 1867- 71 was lieutenant in the first regiment United States artillery. He is a successful lawyer in Little Rock, Ark.; and for four successive terms has been judge of the county court of Arkansas.
Merriman, Mansfield
civil engineer, educator, author, was born March 27, 1848, in Southington, Conn. He is a civil engineer, professor at Lehigh university since 1881; and the author of Continuous Bridges; Elements of the Method of Least Squares; The Figure of the Earth; Mechanics of Materials; Treatise on Hydraulics; Text-Book on Retaining Walls and Masonry Dams; Introduction to Geodetic Surveying; and Text-Book on Roofs and Bridges.