Merton W. Herrick (1834-1907) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Herrick was born on November 19, 1834, in Orleans County, New York. He attended

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before moving to Hammond, Wisconsin, in 1857. On March 23, 1859, Herrick married Lois E. Willard. They had five children. During the American Civil War, Herrick enlisted with the

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. Later, he was commissioned an officer with the

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by Governor

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. Herrick died on March 24, 1907. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Political career

Herrick was a member of the Assembly in 1881. Previously, he had been Treasurer of

St. Croix County, Wisconsin St. Croix County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,536. Its county seat is Hudson. The county was created in 1840 (then in the Wisconsin Territory) and organized in 1849. St. Croix County ...

, from 1867 to 1872 and a member of the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors.

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