William L. Merry

For other people named William Merry, see William Merry (disambiguation).

William Lawrence Merry (December 27, 1835 in New York[1]– December 14, 1911)[2][3] was an American ambassador to Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.[4]

Merry was the first U.S. Minister to be resident in San Jose.[5]

  1. ^ MERRY, William Lawrence in Who's Who in America (1901-1902 edition), viaarchive.org
  2. ^ Norwich Bulletin, Dec. 18, 1911
  3. ^ "William Lawrence Merry - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
  4. ^ Greeley, Horace (1904). The Tribune Almanac and Political Register. Tribune Association. p. 53.
  5. ^ "Costa Rica - Countries - Office of the Historian".