Addison W. Merrill
Addison W. Merrill (May 30, 1842 – November 15, 1920) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Merrill was born on May 30, 1842, in Lowell, Massachusetts.[1] He later resided in Princeton, Wisconsin and became a farmer.
During the American Civil War, Merrill served with the 18th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. Conflicts he participated in include the Battle of Jackson, Mississippi, the Battle of Champion Hill and the Siege of Vicksburg. Merrill died at home in Alma Center, Wisconsin on November 15, 1920.
Political career
[edit | edit source]Merrill was elected to the Assembly in 1896.[2] Additionally, he was a member of the town board (similar to the city council) of Garden Valley, Wisconsin and of the board of supervisors of Jackson County, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.
References
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- Politicians from Lowell, Massachusetts
- People from Alma Center, Wisconsin
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wisconsin city council members
- County supervisors in Wisconsin
- People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
- Union army soldiers
- Farmers from Wisconsin
- 1842 births
- 1920 deaths
- People from Princeton, Wisconsin
- 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1840s birth stubs