The senior member of the House from Clinton county is the Hon. N. A. Merrell of De Witt. He is a man of ripe experience, an old line Democrat, and will be a power even if he is on the minority side. He was born in Copenhagen, New York, June 26, 1829. He lived in New York until 1856, when he settled in Clinton county. He was married and has two daughters living. During war times he was one of the many noble Democrats who took up arms in defense of the Union. He served as captain of a company in the 26th Iowa Infantry. He has been in active practice of his profession, the law, for a long time. Always active in public affairs, he has been a member of the Legislature several times before. From 1870 to 1884 he was in either one or the other branch of the General Assembly. He worked hard all the time to secure the enactment of a license law that would properly regulate the liquor traffic, and this winter he will be more than ever active in this direction. Besides this, he is very familiar with the laws as they stand on the statute books, having helped to make many of them, and his experience in this direction will be very valuable when it comes to acting on the report of the code commission. Mr. Merrell died on December 31, 1896, before he could serve in the extra session of the Twenty-sixth General Assembly. At the extra session, he was replaced by Walter I. Hayes.

Born in Copenhagen, Lewis County, New York, in 1829. He was reared on a farm, attending the common schools winters and assisting in the work of the farm during summers. He taught several terms and then studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1855 and the following spring removed to Iowa, locating at De Witt, then the county-seat of Clinton. He soon acquired a good practice but when the Civil War began he raised a company and entered the service as captain of Company D, Twenty-sixth Regiment of Infantry. He was severely wounded at the Battle of Arkansas Post. Mr. Merrell was a commissioner of the Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home and president of the First National Bank of De Witt for several years. He was mayor of De Witt two years. He was a member of the Senate of the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth General Assemblies. He took a prominent part in the revision of the Code of 1873. He was a Democratic member of the House of the Fourteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-sixth General Assemblies. Mr. Merrell died on December 31, 1896, before he could serve in the extra session of the Twenty-sixth General Assembly. At the extra session, he was replaced by Walter I. Hayes.

Born in Copenhagen, Lewis County, New York, in 1829. He was reared on a farm, attending the common schools winters and assisting in the work of the farm during summers. He taught several terms and then studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1855 and the following spring removed to Iowa, locating at De Witt, then the county-seat of Clinton. He soon acquired a good practice but when the Civil War began he raised a company and entered the service as captain of Company D, Twenty-sixth Regiment of Infantry. He was severely wounded at the Battle of Arkansas Post. Mr. Merrell was a commissioner of the Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home and president of the First National Bank of De Witt for several years. He was mayor of De Witt two years. He was a member of the Senate of the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth General Assemblies. He took a prominent part in the revision of the Code of 1873. He was a Democratic member of the House of the Fourteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-sixth General Assemblies. Mr. Merrell died on December 31, 1896, before he could serve in the extra session of the Twenty-sixth General Assembly. At the extra session, he was replaced by Walter I. Hayes.

Born in Copenhagen, Lewis County, New York, in 1829. He was reared on a farm, attending the common schools winters and assisting in the work of the farm during summers. He taught several terms and then studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1855 and the following spring removed to Iowa, locating at De Witt, then the county-seat of Clinton. He soon acquired a good practice but when the Civil War began he raised a company and entered the service as captain of Company D, Twenty-sixth Regiment of Infantry. He was severely wounded at the Battle of Arkansas Post. Mr. Merrell was a commissioner of the Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home and president of the First National Bank of De Witt for several years. He was mayor of De Witt two years. He was a member of the Senate of the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth General Assemblies. He took a prominent part in the revision of the Code of 1873. He was a Democratic member of the House of the Fourteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-sixth General Assemblies. Mr. Merrell died on December 31, 1896, before he could serve in the extra session of the Twenty-sixth General Assembly. At the extra session, he was replaced by Walter I. Hayes.

Born in Copenhagen, Lewis County, New York, in 1829. He was reared on a farm, attending the common schools winters and assisting in the work of the farm during summers. He taught several terms and then studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1855 and the following spring removed to Iowa, locating at De Witt, then the county-seat of Clinton. He soon acquired a good practice but when the Civil War began he raised a company and entered the service as captain of Company D, Twenty-sixth Regiment of Infantry. He was severely wounded at the Battle of Arkansas Post. Mr. Merrell was a commissioner of the Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home and president of the First National Bank of De Witt for several years. He was mayor of De Witt two years. He was a member of the Senate of the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth General Assemblies. He took a prominent part in the revision of the Code of 1873. He was a Democratic member of the House of the Fourteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-sixth General Assemblies. Mr. Merrell died on December 31, 1896, before he could serve in the extra session of the Twenty-sixth General Assembly. At the extra session, he was replaced by Walter I. Hayes.

Born in Copenhagen, Lewis County, New York, in 1829. He was reared on a farm, attending the common schools winters and assisting in the work of the farm during summers. He taught several terms and then studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1855 and the following spring removed to Iowa, locating at De Witt, then the county-seat of Clinton. He soon acquired a good practice but when the Civil War began he raised a company and entered the service as captain of Company D, Twenty-sixth Regiment of Infantry. He was severely wounded at the Battle of Arkansas Post. Mr. Merrell was a commissioner of the Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home and president of the First National Bank of De Witt for several years. He was mayor of De Witt two years. He was a member of the Senate of the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth General Assemblies. He took a prominent part in the revision of the Code of 1873. He was a Democratic member of the House of the Fourteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-sixth General Assemblies. Mr. Merrell died on December 31, 1896, before he could serve in the extra session of the Twenty-sixth General Assembly. At the extra session, he was replaced by Walter I. Hayes.

Born in Copenhagen, Lewis County, New York, in 1829. He was reared on a farm, attending the common schools winters and assisting in the work of the farm during summers. He taught several terms and then studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1855 and the following spring removed to Iowa, locating at De Witt, then the county-seat of Clinton. He soon acquired a good practice but when the Civil War began he raised a company and entered the service as captain of Company D, Twenty-sixth Regiment of Infantry. He was severely wounded at the Battle of Arkansas Post. Mr. Merrell was a commissioner of the Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home and president of the First National Bank of De Witt for several years. He was mayor of De Witt two years. He was a member of the Senate of the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth General Assemblies. He took a prominent part in the revision of the Code of 1873. He was a Democratic member of the House of the Fourteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-sixth General Assemblies. Mr. Merrell died on December 31, 1896, before he could serve in the extra session of the Twenty-sixth General Assembly. At the extra session, he was replaced by Walter I. Hayes.