Merton W. Herrick (November 19, 1834 – March 24, 1907) was a member of the

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Biography

Herrick was born on November 19, 1834, in

Orleans County, New York Orleans County is a county in the western part of the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,343. The county seat is Albion. The county received its name at the insistence of Nehemiah Ingersoll though historians ...

. He attended

Genesee Wesleyan Seminary The Genesee Wesleyan Seminary was the name of two institutions located on the same site in Lima, New York. The Genesee Wesleyan Seminary was founded in 1831 by the Genesee Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church after the Conference ...

before moving to

Hammond, Wisconsin Hammond is a village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,873 at the 2020 census. The village is within the Town of Hammond. Hammond was home to the Running of the Llamas. History Hammond was named in 1856 for R. ...

, in 1857. On March 23, 1859, Herrick married Lois E. Willard. They had five children. During the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...

, Herrick enlisted with the 13th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Later, he was commissioned an officer with the

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by Governor James T. Lewis. Herrick died on March 24, 1907. He was a member of the

Methodist Episcopal Church The Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC) was the oldest and largest Methodist denomination in the United States from its founding in 1784 until 1939. It was also the first religious denomination in the US to organize itself nationally. In 1939, th ...

Political career

Herrick was a member of the Assembly in 1881. Previously, he had been Treasurer of

St. Croix County, Wisconsin St. Croix County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,536. Its county seat is Hudson. The county was created in 1840 (then in the Wisconsin Territory) and organized in 1849. St. Croix County ...

, from 1867 to 1872 and a member of the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors.

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