E. Delmont Merrill

Elmer Delmont Merrill (February 24, 1865 – September 7, 1949) was an American physician and politician who was the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives from 1931 to 1933.

Early life Merrill was born on February 24, 1865, in Dexter, Maine. He was the eldest son of Ithamar B. Merrill, a cobbler who served with the 22nd Maine Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War, and Mary A. (Toward) Merrill.

In 1926, Merrill was elected to the Maine House of Representatives as a Republican. He was not a candidate for reelection and was succeeded as Speaker by Burkett.

Personal life On November 27, 1888, Merill married Lora M. Dyer. They had one adopted daughter, Marion Dyer Merrill, who was the librarian of the Danbury State Normal School and the assistant librarian at Wheaton College. On June 30, 1940, Merrill married Marjory Waite, daughter of United States Customs Court judge Byron Sylvester Waite, in Washington, D.C.

Merrill was a member of the Freemasons, Knights Templar, Royal Arch, Shriners, Knights of Pythias, Tarratine Club, and Congregational Church.

Death Merrill died on September 7, 1949, in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.