Background
Merrill, Samuel was born on May 30, 1831 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Samuel and Lydia Jane (Anderson) Merrill.
Merrill, Samuel was born on May 30, 1831 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Samuel and Lydia Jane (Anderson) Merrill.
Bachelor of Arts, Wabash College, Indiana, 1851, A.M., 1854.
Began as public and bookseller in Indianapolis, 1852.
Served as Second lieutenant, captain, major, lieutenant colonel, brevetted colonel, commanding 70th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Civil War. Consul-general at Calcutta, India, 1889-1893.
Married Emily White, July 19, 1859.