Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Franklin H. Merriman

Full Name: Franklin H. "Frank" Merriman
Birth date: January 13, 1813
Death date: March 17, 1871

Terms of Service

House, 11th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
8/6/1866 - 2/7/1870
Senate, 4th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
11/5/1851 - 8/31/1852

(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Feb. 2, 1853, 4th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 4, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News .
(3) Mark Potter, sworn 1/12/1853, succeeded Franklin H. Merriman, resigned 8/31/1852. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(4) 4th Legislature, Regular Session - Oath of office, 11/5/1851, p. 9. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Other Resources

Biographical sketch, Hon. Franklin H. Merriman, p. 451. Son of Olcott and Sophrone (Hitchcock) Merriman; born 1/13/1813 in Southington, Connecticut; died 3/17/1871 in Galveston, Texas. "He was several times a member of the House and Senate and also held other important offices, as United States district attorney, and judge of the higher courts of the state." Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington, Conn. 1875.
Franklin H. Merriman, death date 3/17/1871, burial in Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston County. Includes death notice in Tri-Weekly State Gazette, 3/20/1871. Find a Grave .
Hon. F.H. Merriman, memorial resolution of the Houston Bar, "Bar Meeting," 3/29/1871, p. 3. Galveston Daily News .
MERRIMAN, FRANKLIN H. (1813-1871). Handbook of Texas Online .
Frank H. Merriman, mentioned pp. 210, 214. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861 1990.