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  Merrill, Orsamus Cook
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NameOrsamus Cook Merrill
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Bennington, Vermont , United States
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Born June 18, 1775
DiedApril 12, 1865 (89 years)
ContributorJoshua L.
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Jan 01, 2015 07:27pm
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InfoMERRILL, Orsamus Cook, a Representative from Vermont; born in Farmington, Conn., June 18, 1775; completed preparatory studies; moved to Bennington, Vt., in 1791; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1804; served in the War of 1812 as a major of the Eleventh Regiment, United States Infantry and a lieutenant colonel in the Twenty-sixth Infantry and the Eleventh Infantry; register of probate in 1815; clerk of the courts in 1816; elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth Congress (March 4, 1817-March 3, 1819); presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Sixteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1819, until January 12, 1820, when he was succeeded by Rollin C. Mallary, who contested his election; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1822; served in the State house of representatives in 1822; judge of the probate court in 1822 and 1823; State�s attorney 1823-1825; member of the State executive council 1824-1827; member of the State senate in 1836; again judge of probate court 1841-1847; postmaster of Bennington, Bennington County, Vt., several years; resumed the practice of law at Bennington, where he died April 12, 1865; interment in the Old Cemetery on Bennington Hill.

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  01/01/1833 VT - District 01 Lost 5.06% (-46.38%)
  01/01/1833 VT - District 01 - Special Election - Fourth Trial Lost 27.81% (-27.88%)
  11/06/1832 VT - District 01 - Special Election - Third Trial Won 28.34% (+0.00%)
  09/04/1832 VT - District 01 - Special Election - Second Trial Won 24.90% (+0.00%)
  09/06/1830 VT - District 01 Lost 32.93% (-27.80%)
  02/05/1827 VT - District 01 - Third Trial Lost 47.39% (-5.22%)
  12/04/1826 VT - District 01 - Second Trial Won 25.45% (+0.00%)
  09/06/1826 VT - District 01 - First Trial Lost 12.48% (-12.68%)
  09/03/1822 VT - At Large Lost 1.29% (-17.47%)
  09/05/1820 VT - District 01 - Initial Election Lost 31.12% (-20.81%)
  01/13/1820 VT - At Large - Recount Lost 49.98% (-0.04%)
  09/01/1818 VT - At Large Won 6.36% (-6.01%)
  09/03/1816 VT - At Large Won 9.07% (-0.10%)
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