Matthew Franklin Merritt (March 2, 1815 – May 10, 1896) was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1859 to 1860.
Early life He was born on March 2, 1815, in Flushing, Queens."Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F78T-DMW : accessed 28 May 2013), Mathew Franklin Merritt, 10 May 1896; citing reference, FHL microfilm 3169. He was the son of Nehemiah M. Merritt and Phebe (née Thorne) Merritt. His father was a dry goods merchant on Pearl Street in New York City.
Career Merritt was a member of the Connecticut Senate from the Connecticut's 12th Senate District.Roll of state officers and members of General Assembly of Connecticut, from 1776 to 1881
Personal life Merritt was married to Mariah Shaw (1820–1901), the daughter of William Shaw and Clarissa (née Hoyt) Shaw. Together, they were the parents of:
Amelia Merritt (1839–1915), who married William Frederick Skelding (1833–1885). Julia Merritt (1841–1908). Adeline Gay Merritt (1846–1869). Schuyler Merritt (1853–1953), who also served in the Connecticut General Assembly from Stamford and, later, the U.S. House of Representatives.
Merritt died on May 10, 1896, in Stamford, Connecticut. He was buried.
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