Matthew F. Merritt

Matthew Franklin Merritt
Member of the Connecticut Senate
from the 12th District
In office
1859  1860[1]
Preceded by Julius Curtis
Succeeded by Julius Curtis
Personal details
Born (1815-03-02)March 2, 1815[2][3]
Flushing, Queens, New York[2]
Died May 10, 1896(1896-05-10) (aged 81)[2][3]
Stamford, Connecticut[2][3]
Resting place Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut (418-29)[2]
Spouse(s) Mariah Shaw Merritt
Children Amelia Merritt Skelding, Julia Merritt, Adeline Gay Merritt, Schuyler Merritt
Residence Stamford, Connecticut
Occupation Ship chief

Matthew Franklin Merritt (March 2, 1815 – May 10, 1896) was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1859 to 1860.

He was born on March 2, 1815, the son of Nehemiah M. Merritt and Phebe Thorne. He was the father of Schuyler Merritt, who also served in the Connecticut General Assembly from Stamford.

References

  1. Roll of state officers and members of General Assembly of Connecticut, from 1776 to 1881
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Find a Grave
  3. 1 2 3 "Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F78T-DMW : accessed 28 May 2013), Mathew Franklin Merritt, 10 May 1896; citing reference , FHL microfilm 3169.
Connecticut Senate
Preceded by
Julius Curtis
Member of the
Connecticut Senate
from the 12th District

1859–1860
Succeeded by
Julius Curtis
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