Merritt, Leonidas
House 1893-94 (District 54)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Cook, Lake, St. Louis
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
2/20/1844
Birth Place:
, New York
Birth County:
Chautauqua
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
8/9/1926
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Oneota
Occupation (when first elected):
Vice President; Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway Company/President of Different Banks/Interested in Several Mining Companies
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Agency:
Minnesota State Surveyor General of Logs and Lumber, 5th District;
18?? to 18??
Municipal Council/Aldermen:
West Duluth, Minnesota (Village Council, President, the first one);
18?? to 18??
Military:
Minnesota Cavalry, Company B, Brackett's Battalion (United States Civil War);
03/30/1864 to 06/01/1866
Municipal Board/Commission:
Duluth, Minnesota (Commissioner of Finance);
1921 to 1925
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Brian Merritt Bergson
- Great Nephew
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1856.
He is known as the discoverer of iron ore in Minnesota.
Elected:
11/8/1892
Residence:
Oneota
Term of Office:
1/2/1893 to 1/6/1895
Counties Represented:
Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation:
Vice President; Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway Company/President of Different Banks/Interested in Several Mining Companies
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Commerce
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Logs and Lumber
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Manufactures
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Mines and Minerals (Chair)
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Public Lands
Articles & Books About
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"It's a Fact! (Leonidas Merritt)." Session Weekly, St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives Information Office, May 14, 1993, p. 14.
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"Leonidas J. Merritt, 82, Discoverer of Iron Ore in Minnesota, Is Dead." The Minneapolis Star, May 10, 1926, p. 3.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.