John Fuller Appleton Merrill

Background

Merrill, John Fuller Appleton was born on February 10, 1866 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Colonel Charles B. and Abba I. (Little) Merrill.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1889. Studied law in office of Judge William L. Putnam, of Portland, and at Harvard Law School.

Career

Admitted to Maine bar, 1892, and since practiced in Portland. Member Common Council, Portland, 1 year, Board of Aldermen, 2 years. Member Maine Senate, 1907.

Member Police Examining Board, Portland, about 5 years.

Judge Municipal Court, of Portland, 1911-1915. United State Attorneys, District of Maine, March 1915-July 1922.

Special assistant to attorney general of the United States, July 1, 1922-January 1, 1923. Became receiver First National Bank of Portland, 1933.

Achievements

• John Fuller Appleton Merrill has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Bar Association, Cumberland Bar Association Trustee Children’s Hospital Chancellor Episcopal Diocese of Maine.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Payson Goddard, June 7, 1910.

Father:

Colonel Charles B. Merrill

Mother:

Abba I. (Little) Merrill

Spouse:

Elizabeth Payson Goddard