Background
Merrill, Oliver Boutwell was born on November 13, 1903 in Summit, New Jersey, United States. Son of Oliver Boutwell and Kitty Earl (Lyall) Merrill.
Merrill, Oliver Boutwell was born on November 13, 1903 in Summit, New Jersey, United States. Son of Oliver Boutwell and Kitty Earl (Lyall) Merrill.
Graduate, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1921. Bachelor, Amherst College, 1925. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Amherst College, 1976.
Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University, 1928.
Legal secretary to Supreme Court Justice Stone, 1928-1929. Practiced in New York City. Partner Sullivan & Cromwell, 1937-1974.
Counsel National War Fund, 1941-1946. Government appeal agent local Selective Service System, 1942-1945. Board directors American Water Works Company, Inc., 1947-1951.
Board of directors Peoples Symphony Concerts, 1951-1985. Trustee Beardsley School,1943-1953. Trustee Amherst College, 1951-1985, chairman of the board of trustees, 1969-1973.
Member American Bar Association, University Club., Century Association New York City.
Married Laura Gardner Provost, September 1, 1928 (deceased February, 1985). 1 child, Barbara Louise Merrill Huggins.