D. Bailey Merrill
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 | Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington | December 2, 1910
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 | |
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.
Biography
Born in
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
- ^ 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.
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