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Orsamus Cook Merrill
In office Preceded by Daniel Chipman Succeeded by Rollin Carolas Mallary In office
Born (1775-06-18 ) June 18, 1775Farmington , Connecticut Colony, British AmericaDied April 12, 1865(1865-04-12) (aged 89 )Bennington, Vermont , U.S. Political party Democratic-Republican Party [1] Profession Politician , Lawyer , Judge
Orsamus Cook Merrill (June 18, 1775 – April 12, 1865) was a U.S. Representative from Vermont .
Early life [ edit ]
Merrill was born in Farmington in the Connecticut Colony to James and Jerusha Seymour Merrill. He completed his preparatory studies in Farmington, and moved to Bennington, Vermont in 1791 where he was an apprentice to a printer .[2] "Vermont Gazette" and the "Tablet of the Times" in Bennington, and the "Berkshire Gazette" in Pittsfield, Massachusetts .[3]
He later studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1805, and practiced in Bennington.[4]
From 1809 to 1812 he was Postmaster of Bennington.[5]
In the early 1800s he also served as Engrossing Clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives .[6]
War of 1812 [ edit ]
He served in upstate New York and Vermont during the War of 1812 as a Major of the 11th Infantry Regiment , and a Lieutenant Colonel in the 26th Infantry and 11th Infantry.[7]
When Merrill received promotion to lieutenant colonel in the 26th Infantry, his replacement as major in the 11th was Zachary Taylor , who was promoted from captain in the 7th Infantry .[8]
Post-war life [ edit ]
Merrill became Register of Probate for Bennington County in 1815 and served as Clerk of the Courts in 1816.[9]
Merrill was elected as a Democratic-Republican candidate to the Fifteenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1817 until March 3, 1819.[10] Sixteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1819 until January 12, 1820, when he was succeeded by Rollin C. Mallary , who successfully contested the election.[11] [12]
Later life [ edit ]
Merrill lost elections for Congress in 1822, 1826, 1827, 1830, 1832, and 1833, evidence that Vermont was trending away from Democrats and towards, in succession, the Anti-Masons , Whigs and Republicans .[13]
In 1822 Merrill served as a delegate to the State constitutional convention.[14]
He served in the Vermont House of Representatives [15] [16]
He was Bennington County's State's Attorney from 1823 to 1825,[17] Vermont State Senate after the body was created in 1836.[18]
In 1839 he ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor .[19]
Merrill married Mary Robinson on August 18, 1805 and they had three children.[20] Jonathan Robinson .[21]
O.C. Merrill's brother Timothy served as Vermont Secretary of State from 1831 to 1836. His nephew Farrand F. Merrill (son of Timothy) served as Secretary of State from 1849 to 1853.[22]
Merrill died in Bennington on April 12, 1865.
References [ edit ]
^ Vermont Historical Society. Robinson Family
^ "Orsamus C. Merrill" . Pasley Brothers. Retrieved November 18, 2012 .
^ Isaac Jennings, Memorials of a Century: Embracing a Record of Individuals and Events Chiefly in the Early History of Bennington, Vermont and its First Church , 1869, pages 317-318
^ United States Post Office Department, United States Official Postal Guide , 1811, page 6
^ Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont , 1810, page 17
^ Dodge, Prentiss Cutler (1912). Encyclopedia, Vermont Biography: A Series of Authentic Biographical Sketches of the Representative Men of Vermont and Sons of Vermont in Other States. 1912
^ E. P. Walton, Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont , Volume VI, 1878, Appendix E, pages 503-504
^ "MERRILL, Orsamus Cook, (1775 - 1865)" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 18, 2012 .
^ "Rep. Orsamus Merrill" . govtrack.us. Retrieved November 18, 2012 .
^ "Merrill, Orsamus Cook (1775-1865)" . The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 18, 2012 .
^ The Political Register and Congressional Directory: A Statistical Record of the Federal Officials, Legislative, Executive, and Judicial, of the United States of America, 1776-1878 521 . orasmus merrill Register of probate.
^ Vermont Archives and Records Administration, General Election results, U.S. Representatives, 1822-1830
^ E. P. Walton, Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont , Volume VII, 1879, page 109
^ E. P. Walton, Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont , Volume VII, 1879, page 255
^ Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont , 1842, Appendix, page 7
^ "Obituary" . The New York Times . Retrieved November 18, 2012 .
^ Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont , 1836, page 30
^ Niles' National Register, States of the Union: Vermont , October 26, 1839, page 134
^ Vermont Historical Society. Robinson Family
^ Isaac Jennings, Memorials of a Century: Embracing a Record of Individuals and Events Chiefly in the Early History of Bennington, Vermont and its First Church , 1869, pages 248, 317-318
^ Abby Maria Hemenway , editor, The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: The History of Washington County , 1882, pages 437-438
Further reading [ edit ]
"The Disputed Congressional Election of 1818," Vermont History 49 (Summer 1981): 159-68.
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