History of Sudbury, (Rutland County) Vermont United States of America

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Edwin Atkins Merritt, U.S. consul-general, was born in Sudbury, Vt., Feb. 26, 1828; son of Noadiah and Relief (Parker) Merritt; grandson of Noah and Eunice (Metcalf) Merritt and of Jeremiah and Relief (Rogers) Parker, and a descendant in the eighth generation from Henry Merritt, born in Kent, England, 1590, who came to Scituate, Mass., before 1628; and maternally from John Rogers, burned at the stake at Smithfield, 1554. He removed to St. Lawrence county, N.Y., in 1841, and engaged in business as a civil engineer and surveyor. He was a member of the state assembly, 1859-61, and in 1861 was appointed quartermaster of the 60th New York volunteers. He served with the Army of the Potomac and in the Georgia campaign under General Sherman; was appointed captain and commissary of subsistence, U.S. volunteers, and was quartermaster-general of the state of New York, 1865-69. He was superintendent of the Soldiers' home and established free agencies for collection of bounties, back pay and pensions due soldiers from New York state. He was a delegate to the New York constitutional convention of 1867-68; was naval officer of the port of New York, 1869-70; unsuccessful candidate for state treasurer in 1875. He was surveyor of the port of New York in 1877; collector of the the port, 1878-81; U.S. consul-general in London, 1881-85, and resided in Potsdam, N.Y., in 1902.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Sudbury, (Rutland County) Vermont

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