Background
Merriam, Edmund Franklin was born on January 26, 1847 in Winthrop, Maine, United States. Son of Franklin and Eunice Clarke (Ward) Merriam.
Merriam, Edmund Franklin was born on January 26, 1847 in Winthrop, Maine, United States. Son of Franklin and Eunice Clarke (Ward) Merriam.
Bachelor of Arts, Colby College, Maine, 1868, Doctor of Divinity, 1901. Graduate Newton Theological Institution, Massachusetts, 1879.
In produce business, New York, 1868-1876. Ordained Baptist ministry, 1879. Pastor Livermore Falls, Maine, 1879-1880.
Editor and secretary American Baptist Missionary Union, Boston, 1880-1901.
Editor the Watchman, Boston. 1901-1913; managing editor the Watchman-Examiner, 1913-1916 (retired).
Trustee, Newton Theological Institution. Visitor Brown U.; et cetera
Author: The American Baptist Missionary Union and Its Missions.
History of American Baptist Missions.
Married Abby Frances Baker, August 2, 1876.