Orlando C. Merriman
| Orlando Crosby Merriman, Sr. | |
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| 8th Mayor of Minneapolis | |
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In office April 13, 1875 – April 11, 1876 |
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| Preceded by | George A. Brackett |
| Succeeded by | A. A. Ames |
| Mayor of St. Anthony | |
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In office April 10, 1866 – April 7, 1868 |
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In office April 11, 1864 – April 7, 1865 |
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In office April 8, 1861 – April 1863 |
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July 27, 1827 St. Lawrence County, New York |
| Died | August 2, 1906 (aged 79) Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Rosannah Herring |
Orlando Crosby Merriman, Sr. (July 27, 1827 – August 2, 1906) was a lawyer, businessman and Democratic politician who served five terms as the mayor of St. Anthony, Minnesota and one term as the eighth mayor of Minneapolis.
Merriman was born in the town of Somerville in St. Lawrence County, New York to Orramel and Amanda Merriman. He attended local schools and went to college at Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary, attending his classes in the spring and fall while working as a schoolteacher in the winter and helping with his family farm during the summer. After graduating in 1850, he began to read law under Charles Anthony and was admitted to the bar in 1854.
Merriman married Rosannah Herring on April 3, 1854 and the two soon relocated to Janesville, Wisconsin. Merriman entered into a law practice with David Noggle, Amos Pritchard, and John M. Berry. He later moved to Jefferson, Wisconsin and began a law firm with the state's first lieutenant governor John Edwin Holmes. While living in Jefferson he also became active in local politics and served as the local superintendent of schools, as the clerk of the board of supervisors, and as postmaster. In 1859 Merriman moved to St. Anthony, Minnesota to continue his legal career.
Just a week before the outbreak of the American Civil War, Merriman was elected the mayor of St. Anthony, Minnesota. After the war began, Merriman worked to ensure the town provided soldiers for the war. He was re-elected in 1862 but left to serve in the 6th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment where he had been named captain. His unit served in the Dakota War of 1862 and was present at the Battle of Birch Coulee and Battle of Wood Lake. In June 1864, Merriman resigned his commission due to poor health.
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