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Merrill, Samuel

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posted on 2023-06-08, 11:41 authored by Robert Cook
Merrill, Samuel – Iowa's seventh governor — was born in Turner, Maine, the son of a New England farmer, Abel Merrill, and his wife, Abigail. After receiving a limited education in the local country schools, he taught briefly in the slave state of Maryland before returning to New Hampshire to engage initially in farming and subsequently in merchandising with his older brother, Jeremiah.

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  • Published

Publisher

University of Iowa Press

Page range

362-363

Pages

608.0

Book title

The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa

Place of publication

Iowa City

ISBN

9781587296857

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  • American Studies Publications

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  • No

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  • Yes

Editors

Marvin Bergman, Loren Horton, David Hudson

Legacy Posted Date

2012-05-25

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