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William H. Merritt
William Hilton Merritt (September 12, 1820 – July 23, 1891) was an American politician and newspaper editor who served as mayor of Des Moines, Iowa from 1880 to 1882. Early life Merritt was born in New York City to Jesse and Harriet ( Hilton) Merritt, His father was a physician and merchant. He was educated at the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary in Lima, New York. Career In 1838 he came to Rock Island, Illinois where he clerked a few months for Naylor and Myers, who sent him to Ivanhoe, Iowa in 1839 to manage a branch store. In 1840 he closed the store and moved to Burlington, Iowa, Burlington to accept his appointment as enrolling clerk in the Iowa Territorial Council, after the Council's adjournment he returned to Linn County, Iowa and in 1842 moved to Buffalo, New York, where he engaged in the mercantile business. He was married to Marcia Maria Sutherland on January 6, 1846. In 1847 he returned to Iowa locating at Dubuque, Iowa, Dubuque where he become editor of the ''Miner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Des Moines, Iowa
The following is a list of the mayors of Des Moines, Iowa. List of mayors See also * Des Moines City Council Notes Works cited * * * * References {{Reflist, refs={{cite book , last1=Porter , first1=Will , title=Annals of Polk County, Iowa, and City of Des Moines , date=1898 , publisher=Geo. A. Miller printing Company , page=650 , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DHs49AMyixcC , access-date=6 August 2020 {{cite book , last1=Andrews , first1=Lorenzo F. , title=Pioneers of Polk County, Iowa: And Reminiscences of Early Days, Volume 1 , date=1908 , publisher=Baker-Trisler Company , pages=322–323 , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c3kUAAAAYAAJ Des Moines Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ... * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
