Richard T. Merrick
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Richard Thomas Merrick (January 28, 1828 – June 23, 1885) was a lawyer and Democratic political figure.
Born in
Stephen Douglas
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In 1864, he married Nannie McGuire and moved to
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from 1882 to 1883.
Among those he served as counsel to was Lorenzo Thomas.[3]
On April 16, 1868, Merrick
testified in the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson, having been called as a witness by Johnson's defense team.[3][4]
Merrick died on June 23, 1885, and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.[5] His daughter, Mary Virginia Merrick, was the founder of the National Christ Child Society and is a candidate for canonization.
References
- ^ Shea, John Gilmary (1891). Memorial of the First Century of Georgetown College, D.C.: Comprising a History of Georgetown University. pp. 36–37 – via Library of the University of California.
- ^ "Merrick Debate". philodemicsociety.org. The Philodemic Society of Georgetown University. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ a b "IMPEACHMENT.; Testimony of Walter S. Cox and Richard T. Merrick. Continuation of the Case for the Defence. Proceedings in the Case of Secretary Stanton Againstt Gen. Thomas". The New York Times. 17 April 1868. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ Extracts from the Journal of the United States Senate In All Cases of Impeachment Presented By The United States House of Representatives (1798-1904). Washington Government Printing Office. 1912. p. 275.
- ^ "Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, D.C. (Chapel Hill) - Lot 635" (PDF). oakhillcemeterydc.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
Sources
- "After a Long Illness: The Death of the Hon. Richard T. Merrick" (PDF). The New York Times. June 24, 1885. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
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