Myra Hunt Kingman Merriman

Background

Merriman, Myra Hunt Kingman was born on November 2, 1873 in Tremont, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Lysander Philip and Susan Wilde Pettes (Hunt) Kingman.

Education

Educated Mission Fenner’s School (Tremont, Illinois), Illinois State Normal School. Also studied journalism, civics and philanthropy.

Career

Josiah C. Merriman, August 6, 1921. Was member staff Peoria (Illinois) Transcript, Chicago Chronicle. Traveling correspondent in South and Central America, for Chicago Record.

Settled in California, 1894.

Member of staff Long Beach (California) Tribune, later staff of Telegram. Editor Sierra Magazine, 1908.

President College Women's Club, of Long Beach, California, 1912-1915. Delegate to biennial National Federation of College Women, San Francisco, 1915 (v.-p.

1916, and president, 1917-1918-1919).

Appointed by Secretary Labor Wilson member board directors bureau of Registration for Woman’s Service, 1917. Member of advisory committee Woman’s Liberty Loan Committee, advisory committee Woman’s Committee National Council of Defense.

Achievements

• Myra Hunt Kingman Merriman has been listed as a noteworthy journalist. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member national committee Daughters of American Revolution On editorial and lecture staffs Community Motion Picture Bureau, New New York Member of advisory board to 9 national organizations.

Connections

Married George Alonzo Miller, of Tremont, Illinois, June 26, 1895 (died November 15, 1916). Married second, Doctor.