Charles J. Merriam

Background

Merriam, Charles J. was born on February 4, 1903 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles E. and Elizabeth (Doyle) Merriam.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1922, Juris Doctor cum laude, 1925.

Career

Bar, 1925, since practiced in Chicago. Senior partner firm Merriam, Marshall, & Bicknell, 1965-1976, of counsel, 1976-1979. President, director Pine Trees Incorporated., 1968-1979.

Director Continental Gas Transmission Company, Incorporated., 1973-1979.

Achievements

• Charles J. Merriam has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member panel on patents, trademarks and copyrights Bureau National Affairs, 1972-1979. Member Winnetka School Board, 1945-1948, University of Illinois Citizens Committee, 1965-1979. Director, vice president University of Illinois Foundation, president, 1976-1979.

Member American, Federal, Chicago bar associations, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Clubs: University, Law, Chicago (Chicago).

Connections

Married Kathryn Cheney, May 15, 1926. Married second, Ethelmae Sturgeon Haskell, March 14, 1946. Children: Dorothy (Mistress Kenneth Venolia), Carol (Mistress Theodore Bockman), Elizabeth (Mistress Mason Thomas), Charles East., Robert C.

Father:

Charles East. Merriam

Mother:

Elizabeth (Doyle) Merriam

Spouse:

Ethelmae Sturgeon Haskell

Spouse:

Kathryn Cheney

child:

Elizabeth Merriam (Mistress Mason Thomas)

child:

Dorothy Merriam (Mistress Kenneth Venolia)

child:

Charles East. Merriam

child:

Robert C. Merriam

child:

Carol Merriam (Mistress Theodore Bockman)