Frederick Merriman (other)
Frederick Merriman may refer to: * Frederick Merriman (politician) (1818–1865), New Zealand politician *Frederick Merriman (athlete) Frederick Harris Merriman (18 May 1873 – 27 June 1940) was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team, which won the gold medal in the tug of war competition. References Ext ...

Frederick Merriman (politician)
Frederick Ward Merriman (18 October 1818 – 21 July 1865), generally called Frederick Merriman, was a 19th-century New Zealand politician. Early life Merriman was born in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, on 18 October 1818. His father was the lawyer Thomas Merriman (1771–1841), and his mother was Mary Clarke (1780 – after 1837). He was their eleventh child out of a total of 14 (nine boys, five girls). He was educated at Winchester. He was admitted to the bar and emigrated to Auckland in New Zealand in 1844. His brother Nathanial later became Bishop of Grahamstown. On 4 May 1850, he married Susannah Augusta Atkyns (née Greene) in St. Paul's Church, Auckland. She was the widow of Captain Ringrose Atkyns. Merriman was a Freemason. He was initiated in the Ara Lodge in 1849 and became their treasurer. Professional career He commenced practice as a solicitor in the year of his arrival in Auckland. In 1856, he was joined by Samuel Jackson, and the firm became known as Merri ...
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