D. Bailey Merrill (November 22, 1912 – October 14, 1993) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1953 to 1955.
D. Bailey Merrill | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 8th district | |
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | |
Preceded by | Winfield K. Denton |
Succeeded by | Winfield K. Denton |
Personal details | |
Born | Hymera, Indiana, U.S. | December 2, 1910
Died | December 11, 1979 Evansville, Indiana, U.S | (aged 69)
Political party | Republican |
Education | Indiana State Teachers College Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington |
Military service | |
Allegiance | |
Branch/service | |
Years of service | 1942–1946 |
Rank | |
Unit | Two Hundredth and the 91st Field Artillery Observation Battalion European Theater of Operations, United States Army |
Battles/wars | |
Biography
editBorn in Hymera, Indiana, Merrill graduated from Indiana State Teachers College, Terre Haute, Indiana in 1933. He graduated from Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington, Indiana in 1937. He was a high school teacher in Hymers, Indiana from 1933 to 1935 and a lawyer in private practice.
He joined the United States Army in 1942 as a private in field artillery and rose to the rank of captain upon release in March 1946.[1] He served with the Two Hundredth and the 91st Field Artillery Observation Battalion in the European Theater of Operations in World War II.[1]
Congress
editMerrill was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-third Congress (January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth Congress and for election in 1956 to the Eighty-fifth Congress.
Death
editHe died on October 14, 1993, in Evansville, Indiana. He was interred in Alexander Memorial Park, Evansville, Indiana.
References
edit- ^ a b Biographical Directory of the American Congress 1774-1971, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1971, page 1401.
- United States Congress. "D. Bailey Merrill (id: M000656)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress