Franklin H. Merriman

Full Name: Franklin H. "Frank" Merriman
Date of birth: January 13, 1813
Date of death: March 17, 1871

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	34	Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870	11th ⁽¹⁾		Galveston / Galveston		Galveston
S	18	Nov 5, 1851 - Aug 31, 1852	4th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾		Galveston / Galveston		Brazoria, Galveston

(1) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Feb. 2, 1853, 4th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 4, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(3) Mark Potter, sworn 1/12/1853, succeeded Franklin H. Merriman, resigned 8/31/1852. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) 4th Legislature, Regular Session - Oath of office, 11/5/1851, p. 9. Senate Journal.

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House District 34
Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870
Legislatures: 11th ⁽¹⁾
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

Senate District 18
Nov 5, 1851 - Aug 31, 1852
Legislatures: 4th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Brazoria, Galveston

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Hon. Franklin H. Merriman, p. 451. Son of Olcott and Sophrone (Hitchcock) Merriman; born 1/13/1813 in Southington, Connecticut; died 3/17/1871 in Galveston, Texas. "He was several times a member of the House and Senate and also held other important offices, as United States district attorney, and judge of the higher courts of the state." Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington, Conn., 1875.
MERRIMAN, FRANKLIN H. (1813-1871). Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

Franklin H. Merriman, death date 3/17/1871, burial in Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston County. Includes death notice in Tri-Weekly State Gazette, 3/20/1871. Find a Grave.
Hon. F.H. Merriman, memorial resolution of the Houston Bar, "Bar Meeting," 3/29/1871, p. 3. Galveston Daily News.
Frank H. Merriman, mentioned pp. 210, 214. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

11th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, south wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.

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11th R.S. - 1866 Finance Judicial Districts, Select Judiciary Rules Texas State Penitentiary U.S. Senators, Election of
4th R.S. - 1851 Judiciary Peters' Colony, Governor's Message, Select Public Debt State Affairs

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