George Merrill (disambiguation)
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George Merrill is the name of:
- George Merrill (Medal of Honor)George Merrill (Medal of Honor)George Merrill was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865.-Military service:...
, American Civil War soldier - George Merrill (gay activist) (1866–1928), life-long companion of English poet and gay activist Edward Carpenter
- George Merrill (songwriter)George Merrill (songwriter)George Merrill is an American songwriter whose work mostly dates from the mid to late 1980s.He wrote "How Will I Know," which was a hit for Whitney Houston in 1986, as well as Houston's 1987 hit "I Wanna Dance With Somebody."...
, wrote hit songs such as I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) - George Edmands MerrillGeorge Edmands MerrillGeorge Edmands Merrill was an American Baptist clergyman and educator, born at Charlestown, Mass. After graduating at Harvard University in 1869 and at Newton Theological Institution in 1872, he was pastor of Baptist churches in Massachusetts at Springfield , Salem , and Newton . Two years he...
(1846–1908), American Baptist clergyman and educator - George Perkins MerrillGeorge Perkins MerrillGeorge Perkins Merrill was an American geologist.He was educated at the University of Maine , took a post-graduate courses of study and was assistant in chemistry at Wesleyan University, Connecticut , and subsequently studied at Johns Hopkins...
(1854–1929), American geologist - George W. MerrillGeorge W. MerrillGeorge W. Merrill was and American politician of the 19th century.Merrill was District Attorney of Nye County, Nevada from 1864 to 1868....
(1837–?), American politician and diplomat - George F. Merrill, former member of the Wisconsin Legislature