1. Pliny T Merrick was an American attorney and politician from Massachusetts.
16 Facts About Pliny Merrick
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Pliny Merrick served as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
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Pliny Merrick graduated from Harvard Law School in 1814, and was admitted to the Worcester bar in 1817.
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Pliny Merrick began the practice of law in Worcester, before moving to Charlton, Swansea and Taunton to practice law.
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In 1826, Merrick was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society.
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Pliny Merrick resigned this appointment in 1848, and was reappointed in 1851.
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In 1853, Merrick was promoted to the bench of the Supreme Judicial Court by the same John H Clifford, now Governor of Massachusetts.
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Pliny Merrick served on the bench of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court until 1864.
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Pliny Merrick was a representative of Worcester County in both branches of the state legislature.
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Pliny Merrick was an Overseer of Harvard University from 1852 to 1856.
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Pliny Merrick served for two years as president of the Worcester and Nashua Railroad.
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In 1855 Pliny Merrick moved to Boston and lived there until his death in 1867.
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From 1849 to 1850 Pliny Merrick was senior defense counsel in the Parkman-Webster murder case.
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Pliny Merrick died of paralysis in Boston on January 31,1867, in his 73rd year.
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Pliny Merrick's mind had remained unclouded until a second and fatal attack.
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On May 23,1827, Pliny Merrick married Rebecca Thomas, daughter of Isaiah Thomas, Jr.