D. Bailey Merrill
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 | December 2, 1910 Hymera, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | December 11, 1979 (aged 69) Evansville, Indiana, U.S |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Indiana State Teachers College Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Unit | Two Hundredth and the 91st Field Artillery Observation Battalion European Theater of Operations, United States Army |
| Battles/wars | |
Biography
Born 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
Merrill 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
He died on October 14, 1993, in Evansville, Indiana. He was interred in Alexander Memorial Park, Evansville, Indiana.
References
- 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.
