Samuel E. Merwin

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Samuel Edwin Merwin Jr. (born August 31, 1831 in Brookfield , Connecticut , †  March 5, 1907 in New Haven , Connecticut) was an American politician . Between 1889 and 1893 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Connecticut.

Career

Samuel Merwin attended public schools in his home country. At times he also received private lessons. At the age of 16 he moved to New Haven, where he worked as a shop clerk for three years. He then ran his own business with his father. He later worked in the banking industry. He became president of two banks ( New Haven and Yale National Banks ). During the Civil War he was an officer in the Union Army . Politically, Merwin joined the Republican Party . Between 1868 and 1872 he held the office of Adjutant General of his state. In 1876 he was a member of the Connecticut Senate ; in June 1884 he took part as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Chicago .

In 1888 Merwin was elected lieutenant governor of Connecticut alongside Morgan Bulkeley . He held this office between 1889 and 1893. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. In 1890 Merwin ran successfully against Bulkeley in his party's primary for governor. The actual election was won by his Democratic opponent Luzon B. Morris by less than 100 votes. An election challenge followed. This led to confusion about the legality of voting. Due to the legislature's indecision to appoint a governor, Bulkeley was able to remain in office as governor until 1893. At the same time Merwin kept the post as lieutenant governor. In 1892 he failed in another candidacy for the office of governor; two years later he did not get past the Republican primary in his last candidacy. He died on March 5, 1907 after a three-year illness.

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