Orange Merwin
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Orange Merwin was a United States Representative from Connecticut
. He was born in Merryall, Connecticut and attended the common schools. He later engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Merwin was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
1815-1820 and was a delegate to the Connecticut constitutional convention in 1818. He later served in the Connecticut Senate
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 Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 1831. He died in New Milford, Connecticut
in 1853 and was buried in Center Cemetery.
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
. He was born in Merryall, Connecticut and attended the common schools. He later engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Merwin was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Connecticut House of Representatives
The Connecticut House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an equal number of districts, with each constituency containing nearly 22,600 residents...
1815-1820 and was a delegate to the Connecticut constitutional convention in 1818. He later served in the Connecticut Senate
Connecticut Senate
The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The state senate comprises 36 members, each representing a district with around 94,600 inhabitants. Senators are elected to two-year terms without term limits...
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 Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 1831. He died in New Milford, Connecticut
New Milford, Connecticut
New Milford is a town in southern Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States north of Danbury, on the Housatonic River. It is the largest town in the state in terms of land area at nearly . The population was 28,671 according to the Census Bureau's 2006 estimates...
in 1853 and was buried in Center Cemetery.