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{{Short description|American politician (1877–1954)}}
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'''Hugh Davis Merrill''' (December 20, 1877 - January 5, 1954) was an [[United States|American]] [[politician]] who served as the [[List of Lieutenant Governors of Alabama|12th Lieutenant Governor]] of [[Alabama]] from 1931 to 1935.
'''Hugh Davis Merrill''' (December 20, 1877 – January 5, 1954) was an American [[politician]] who served as the [[List of Lieutenant Governors of Alabama|12th Lieutenant Governor]] of [[Alabama]] from 1931 to 1935.


[[John Merrill (politician)|John Merrill]], who serves as [[Secretary of State of Alabama]], is a descendant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2014/11/doing_what_he_has_always_wante.html|title=Doing what he has always wanted to do... Secretary of State - elect, John Merrill|work=AL.com|accessdate=January 22, 2015}}</ref>
[[John Merrill (American politician)|John Merrill]], who serves as [[Secretary of State of Alabama]], is a relative.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2014/11/doing_what_he_has_always_wante.html|title=Doing what he has always wanted to do... Secretary of State - elect, John Merrill|work=AL.com|date=9 November 2014|access-date=January 22, 2015}}</ref>


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==External links==
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*[http://www.archives.state.al.us/conoff/Merrill.html Biography] by the Alabama Department of Archives & History
*[http://www.archives.state.al.us/conoff/Merrill.html Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403165809/http://www.archives.state.al.us/conoff/Merrill.html |date=2016-04-03 }} by the Alabama Department of Archives & History


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Latest revision as of 06:19, 2 August 2024

Hugh Davis Merrill
Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives
In office
1939–1939
Preceded byMaurice L. Robertson
Succeeded byGeorge O. Miller
In office
1923–1927
Preceded bySeybourn A. Lynne
Succeeded byJ. Lee Long
12th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
In office
January 19, 1931 – January 14, 1935
GovernorBenjamin M. Miller
Preceded byWilliam C. Davis
Succeeded byThomas E. Knight
Personal details
Born(1877-12-20)December 20, 1877
DiedJanuary 5, 1954(1954-01-05) (aged 76)
Political partyDemocratic

Hugh Davis Merrill (December 20, 1877 – January 5, 1954) was an American politician who served as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1931 to 1935.

John Merrill, who serves as Secretary of State of Alabama, is a relative.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Doing what he has always wanted to do... Secretary of State - elect, John Merrill". AL.com. 9 November 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
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Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
1931–1935 		Succeeded by


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