George W. Merrill

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 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
  2. "George W. Merrill". official web site. United States Department of State. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  3. "U.S. Chiefs of Mission for Hawaii". official web site. United States Department of State. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  4. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85047084/1890-07-29/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=1890&index=3&rows=20&words=G+Merrill+W&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=Hawaii&date2=1922&proxtext=%22G+W+Merrill%22&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
  5. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014682/1914-01-20/ed-2/seq-1/#date1=1890&index=1&rows=20&words=George+Merrill+W&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=Hawaii&date2=1922&proxtext=%22George+W+Merrill%22&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Rollin M. Daggett		 United States Minister to Hawaii
1885–1889		 Succeeded by
John L. Stevens


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