George W. Merrill (June 26, 1837 – January 10, 1914) was an American politician of the 19th century. He was born in Turner, Maine. [1]
Merrill was District Attorney of Nye County, Nevada from 1864 to 1868.
On April 2, 1885, nominated by President Grover Cleveland, Merrill was appointed U.S. Minister Resident (similar to modern-day ambassador) to the Kingdom of Hawaii. He presented his credentials on June 12, 1885, and was recalled on September 23, 1889. [2] He replaced Rollin M. Daggett, and was replaced by John L. Stevens. [3] He later worked in San Francisco, California as a lawyer. [4] He died there of an illness of seven weeks on January 10, 1914, aged 76. [5]
References
- ^ Ritter, Charles F.; Wakelyn, Jon L.; Samuel Walker, J. (1989). American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910. ISBN 9780313239434.
- ^ "George W. Merrill". official web site. United States Department of State. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
- ^ "U.S. Chiefs of Mission for Hawaii". official web site. United States Department of State. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
- ^ "The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, July 29, 1890, Image 3". 29 July 1890.
- ^ "Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-current, January 20, 1914, 3:30 Edition, Image 1". 20 January 1914.
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