Everett F. Merrill
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Everett F. Merrill | |
|---|---|
| Worcester, Massachusetts City Manager | |
| In office 1950–1951 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Francis J. McGrath |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 15, 1898 |
| Died | April 27, 1955 (aged 56) |
| Party | Republican |
Everett Frank Merrill (October 15, 1898 – April 27, 1955) was an American industrialist who served as president of Merrill & Usher Co. and was the first city manager of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Merrill was born October 15, 1898, in Campton, New Hampshire, to Frank E. and Gertrude (Little) Merrill. After graduating from Plymouth High School in 1916, Merrill moved to Boston, where he worked in the wholesale shoe business. He got his start in the steel industry with Arthur C. Harvey Co., a wholesale steel warehouse in Allston. He then worked for the Wheelock-Lovejoy Co., which worked in specialty steels. In 1919 he joined the Lackawanna Steel Company as a mill inspector. On November 22, 1919, he married Dorothy Rush. They had one daughter. In 1920 he returned to Boston with the Avery & Saul Co.[1]