About Henry W. Merriam
Lived 1828 – 1900 (aged 72). Henry W. Merriam was a businessperson.
Henry Wilson Merriam (20 June 1828 – 26 October 1900) was an American Industrialist and owner of the H. W. Merriam Shoe Company, a 19th- and early-20th century manufacturer of shoes for ladies and children founded in New York City, and after 1873 operated in Newton, in Sussex County, New Jersey.
Biography Henry W. Merriam was born on 20 June 1828 at Merriam Hill in Mason, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire to Elisha J. and Lucy R. (Lane) Merriam. Merriam was graduated from the Appleton Academy, a private school in New Ipswich, New Hampshire.
The Henry W. Merriam House, built in 1883, is an example of high Victorian architecture and was placed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places on 11 September 1970 and the National Register of Historic Places on 18 December 1970. After Merriam's death in 1900, the house was donated to the Presbyterian Board of Relief for Disabled Ministers and the Widows and Orphans of Deceased Ministers.
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industrialist, shoe manufacturer (1828-1900)
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Henry W. Merriam was born on 20 June 1828.
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Henry W. Merriam died on 26 October 1900.
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Henry W. Merriam was a businessperson.
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