Background
Merica, Charles Oliver was born on July 3, 1864 in Saint Paris, Ohio, United States. Son of William and Catharine (Snyder) Merica.
Merica, Charles Oliver was born on July 3, 1864 in Saint Paris, Ohio, United States. Son of William and Catharine (Snyder) Merica.
Bachelor of Arts, De Pauw University, 1891. Master of Arts, Iowa Wesleyan University, 1892. (Doctor of Laws, Lawrence College, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1907).
President Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, South Dakot, 1891-1894. Professor economics, 1894-1897, sociology, 1903-1907, Lawrence College. Superintendent Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 1897-1903.
President University of Wyoming, May 1, 1908-August, 1912.
Superintendent Minnesota State Training School, Red Wing, 1912-1914. Editor The News-Sun, Kendallville, Indiana, since 1914.
Married Alice White, 1888.