Charles Merrill (businessman)

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Charles Merrill
Born(1792-01-03)January 3, 1792[1]
Falmouth, Massachusetts, US
DiedDecember 28, 1872(1872-12-28) (aged 80)[1]
Detroit, Michigan, US
Known forLumber business
Political partyWhig then Republican
SpouseFrances Pitts
ChildrenElizabeth "Lizzie" Merrill Palmer

Charles Merrill (January 3, 1792 – December 28, 1872) was an American entrepreneur who owned mercantile, construction, real estate, and lumber companies in Maine, Virginia, and Michigan.

  1. ^ a b Clarence Monroe Burton; William Stocking; Gordon K. Miller (1922). The City of Detroit, Michigan, 1701–1922, Volume 2. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 1258.