Orange Merwin (April 7, 1777 – September 4, 1853) was a

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from

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. He was born in Merryall, Connecticut and attended the common schools. He later engaged in agricultural pursuits. Merwin was a member of the

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1815-1820 and was a delegate to the Connecticut constitutional convention in 1818. He later served in the

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1821-1825. He was also a member of the committee of twenty-four to draft the state constitution. Merwin was elected as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1828. He resumed agricultural pursuits and was an unsuccessful candidate for

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in 1831. He died in New Milford, Connecticut in 1853 and was buried in Center Cemetery.

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