Edward F. Merrill
American judge (1883–1962)
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Edward Folsom Merrill[1] (April 11, 1883 – January 31, 1962) was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from June 2, 1948, to April 7, 1954, serving as chief justice from March 18, 1953, to April 7, 1954.[2]
Born in Skowhegan, Maine,[3][4] Merrill was educated at the local schools.[4] He received a Bachelor of Arts from Bowdoin College in 1903 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1906.[4] From 1933 until 1935, Merrill was President of the Maine State Bar Association.[4]
On February 1, 1945, Governor Horace Hildreth appointed Merrill was to a seat on the Maine Superior Court. On June 2, 1948, Governor Hildreth appointed Merrill to a seat on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court vacated by Edward P. Murray. On March 18, 1953, Governor Burton M. Cross elevated Merrill to chief justice.[4] Merrill retired from the Court on April 7, 1954, and thereafter "served as a legislative consultant for many years for Central Maine Power Company".[4]
Merrill died in his home, in Skowhegan.[3]
