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Merrill, Samuel
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posted on 2023-06-08, 11:41 authored by Robert CookMerrill, Samuel – Iowa's seventh governor — was born in Turner, Maine, the son of a New England farmer, Abel Merrill, and his wife, Abigail. After receiving a limited education in the local country schools, he taught briefly in the slave state of Maryland before returning to New Hampshire to engage initially in farming and subsequently in merchandising with his older brother, Jeremiah.
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- Published
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University of Iowa PressPublisher URL
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362-363Pages
608.0Book title
The Biographical Dictionary of IowaPlace of publication
Iowa CityISBN
9781587296857Department affiliated with
- American Studies Publications
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