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See also
Mercer
Beasley —
Robert
Cook Bell —
Mercer
Brown —
John
Oscar Ceder —
Samuel
Mercer Clark —
Mercer
Cook —
Albert
Mercer Crawford —
James
Mercer Davis —
James
Mercer Davis, Jr. —
William
Mercer Owens Dawson —
Walter
Louis Finn —
Theodore
Frelinghuysen —
James
Mercer Garnett —
Silas
Mercer Holcomb —
Robert
Mercer Taliaferro Hunter —
Irving
Anthony Jennings —
J.
Mercer Johnson —
John
Mercer Langston —
Thomas
Mercer Linder —
John
Mercer Patton —
Mercer
Reynolds III —
Mercer
Reynolds —
Mercer
Stone —
Hamilton
Mercer Wright |
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Mercer, Charles Fenton
(1778-1858) —
also known as Charles F. Mercer —
of Aldie (unknown
county), Va.
Born in Virginia, 1778.
Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1817-39 (8th District 1817-21, 14th
District 1821-25, 19th District 1825-27, 14th District 1827-35, 15th
District 1835-37, 13th District 1837-39, 16th District 1839).
Died in 1858
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Leesburg, Va.
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Mercer, Charles J. —
of Bridgewater, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mercer, David Henry
(1857-1919) —
also known as David H. Mercer —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Iowa, 1857.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1893-1903.
Died January
10, 1919 (age about 61
years).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Mercer, Eli —
Delegate
to Texas Convention of 1832 from District of Mina, 1832; delegate
to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Mina, 1833.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mercer, Mrs. Frank —
of Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1932.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mercer, Frank H. —
of Stratford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stratford, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mercer, Frederick O. —
of Canton, Fulton
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mercer, George (b. 1795) —
of Hamburg Township, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Devon, England,
1795.
Son of William Mercer.
Farmer;
bookkeeper;
supervisor
of Hamburg Township, Michigan, 1860-63.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mercer, George Anderson
(1835-1907) —
also known as George A. Mercer —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., 1835.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
member of Georgia state legislature; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Georgia, 1892.
Episcopalian.
Died from "congestion of the brain" (probably a stroke),
in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., October
23, 1907 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Bonaventure
Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Mercer, Grady (b. 1906) —
of Beulaville, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born in Beulaville, Duplin
County, N.C., January
18, 1906.
Son of Louis Albert Mercer and Frances (Grady) Mercer.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
county judge in North Carolina; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1934
to Mary Harriett Scarborough. |
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Mercer, J. H. —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mercer, James (1736-1793) —
of Virginia.
Born in Stafford
County, Va., February
26, 1736.
Member of Virginia state legislature, 1762; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1779; state court judge in
Virginia, 1779.
Died October
31, 1793 (age 57 years, 247
days).
Interment at St.
John's Church Cemetery, Church Hill, Richmond, Va.
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Mercer, James —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mercer, John Francis
(1759-1821) —
of Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Stafford
County, Va., May 17,
1759.
Son of John Mercer and Anne (Roy) Mercer.
Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1783-84; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1788-92, 1800-06; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1792-94 (at-large 1792-93, 2nd
District 1793-94); Governor of
Maryland, 1801-03.
Anglican;
later Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
30, 1821 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Anne Arundel County, Md.
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Mercer, Jones Ira —
of Twiggs
County, Ga.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Twiggs County, 1931-32.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mercer, Joseph Wayne
(1845-1906) —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Platte
County, Mo., February
25, 1845.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Missouri
state treasurer, 1875-77; mayor
of Independence, Mo., 1891.
Wounded during the Civil War, and lost his
right arm.
Died in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., March 13,
1906 (age 61 years, 16
days).
Interment at Mt.
Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
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Mercer, LaTina —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Mercer, Leroy S. —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1944;
member of Iowa state
senate 25th District; elected 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Mercer, Luther II —
of Tennessee.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Mercer, Mary R. —
of Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mercer, Maurice —
of Pelham, Shelby
County, Ala.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Mercer, Milton —
of Prosser, Benton
County, Wash.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Washington, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Mercer, Ottis E. —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Hampshire, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Mercer, Robert H. —
of Jeffersonville, Montgomery
County, Ky.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Kentucky
state house of representatives 74th District, 1973.
Still living as of 1973.
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Mercer, Robert S. —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Hampshire, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Mercer, Robin —
of Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Mercer, Sophia —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 101st District, 1974, 1974.
Female.
Still living as of 1974.
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Mercer, William W. —
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1916, 1918.
Burial
location unknown.
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