Schuyler Merritt

Schuyler Merritt
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937
Preceded byWilliam L. Tierney
Succeeded byAlfred N. Phillips
In office
November 6, 1917 – March 3, 1931
Preceded byEbenezer J. Hill
Succeeded byWilliam L. Tierney
Personal details
Born(1853-12-16)December 16, 1853
New York City, New York
DiedApril 1, 1953(1953-04-01) (aged 99)
Stamford, Connecticut
Resting placeWoodland Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Frances Hannah Hoyt
(m. 1879; died 1943)
Children2, including Katharine
Parent(s)Matthew F. Merritt
Mariah Shaw
Residence(s)Stamford, Connecticut
Alma materYale College (1873)
Columbia Law School (1876)
OccupationBanker
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Schuyler Merritt (December 16, 1853 – April 1, 1953) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district from 1917 to 1931 and 1933 to 1937. He is the namesake of the Merritt Parkway.