George_W._Merrill

George W. Merrill

George W. Merrill

American lawyer and diplomat

George W. Merrill (June 26, 1837 – January 10, 1914) was an American politician of the 19th century. He was born in Turner, Maine.[1]

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, April 11, 1885

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

  1. [1]
    Ritter, Charles F.; Wakelyn, Jon L.; Samuel Walker, J. (1989). American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910. ISBN 9780313239434.
  2. [2]
    "George W. Merrill". official web site. United States Department of State. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  3. [3]
    "U.S. Chiefs of Mission for Hawaii". official web site. United States Department of State. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  4. [4]
    "The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, July 29, 1890, Image 3". 29 July 1890.
  5. [5]
    "Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-current, January 20, 1914, 3:30 Edition, Image 1". 20 January 1914.
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