Michael Mery

Michael Lawrence Mery
8th and 10th President of the Board of Trustees of Chico, California
In office
1888–1889[1]
Preceded byJames Davison
Succeeded byJohn Wayland
In office
1890–1891[1]
Preceded byJohn Wayland
Succeeded byJonas Hoyl
Personal details
Born(1851-04-04)April 4, 1851[2][3]
Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden[3]
DiedDecember 6, 1927(1927-12-06) (aged 76)
Butte County, California
Resting placeChico Cemetery,
Chico, California[4]
Political partyRepublican[2]
SpouseSarah Seaward (m. March 14, 1874)[2]
Children6[2]
Residence(s)Toledo, Ohio,[3]

Detroit, Michigan,[3]
St. Louis, Missouri,

Chico, California[2]
Occupationmachinist[2]

Michael Lawrence Mery (April 4, 1851 – December 6, 1927) was the eighth and tenth President of the Chico Board of Trustees, the governing body of Chico, California from 1888 to 1889 and from 1890 to 1891. He was the proprietor of the Chico Iron Foundry.[2]

  1. ^ a b City Clerk's Office, City of Chico, Roster of Chico City Council Members
  2. ^ a b c d e f g A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California
  3. ^ a b c d Mansfield, George C., History of Butte County, California, pp 592-594, Historic Record Co, Los Angeles, CA, (1918)
  4. ^ Chico Cemetery