Samuel E. Merwin
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Samuel Edwin Merwin, Jr. (August 31, 1831 - March 5, 1907), was an American
politician
who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1889 to 1893.
, on August 31, 1831. He received his early education in the district school and then from a private tutor. By the age of 16, he moved to New Haven
. He served as a clerk in a store for three years, then went into business with his father. Later, he became president of the New Haven and Yale National Banks. He was a commanding officer in the US army during the civil war.
In 1872, Merwin became a Connecticut State Senator for the 4th district, as the first Republican ever from that district He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Connecticut in 1884. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in November 1888, and served from January 10, 1889, while Morgan Bulkeley was the governor. In the election of 1890, Merwin defeated Bulkeley to the nomination for Republican candidate in the gubernatorial election. His opponent received a majority of less than 100 votes, and the election was contested. There was a deadlock for two years, until the next election, in which Bulkeley still served as governor. Merwin continued serving as lieutenant governor during those years.
Merwin was the Republican candidate for governor in the election of 1892 as well, and aspired to become the candidate in 1894 too. However, in 1892, the gubernatorial election was won by Democrat Luzon Buritt Morris, and in 1894, Owen Vincent Coffin
was the Republican candidate and won the election.
Merwin died on March 5, 1907, after an illness of three years.
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who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1889 to 1893.
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He was born in Brookfield, ConnecticutBrookfield, Connecticut
Brookfield is a town located in northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 16,452 at the 2010 census. First settled in 1710 by John Muirwood and several other colonial founders who bartered for the land From the Wyantenuck Nation Under the Sachem Waramaugs who lived...
, on August 31, 1831. He received his early education in the district school and then from a private tutor. By the age of 16, he moved to New Haven
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
. He served as a clerk in a store for three years, then went into business with his father. Later, he became president of the New Haven and Yale National Banks. He was a commanding officer in the US army during the civil war.
In 1872, Merwin became a Connecticut State Senator for the 4th district, as the first Republican ever from that district He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Connecticut in 1884. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in November 1888, and served from January 10, 1889, while Morgan Bulkeley was the governor. In the election of 1890, Merwin defeated Bulkeley to the nomination for Republican candidate in the gubernatorial election. His opponent received a majority of less than 100 votes, and the election was contested. There was a deadlock for two years, until the next election, in which Bulkeley still served as governor. Merwin continued serving as lieutenant governor during those years.
Merwin was the Republican candidate for governor in the election of 1892 as well, and aspired to become the candidate in 1894 too. However, in 1892, the gubernatorial election was won by Democrat Luzon Buritt Morris, and in 1894, Owen Vincent Coffin
Owen Vincent Coffin
Owen Vincent Coffin was an American politician and the 56th Governor of Connecticut from 1894 to 1897.- Early life :...
was the Republican candidate and won the election.
Merwin died on March 5, 1907, after an illness of three years.