Matthew J. Merritt
Matthew Joseph Merritt (April 2, 1895 New York City – September 29, 1946 Malba, Queens, NYC) was an American politician from New York.
Life
He attended the public and high schools, and during the First World War served in 1918 as a sergeant in Company C, Three Hundred and Twenty-seventh Battalion, Tank Corps. He engaged in the real estate and insurance business in New York City from 1926 to 1933, and served with the New York loan agency of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in 1933 and 1934.
In 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940 and 1942, Merritt was elected at-large as a Democrat to the 74th, 75th, 76th, 77th and 78th United States Congresses, holding office from January 3, 1935, to January 3, 1945. Afterwards he resumed his engagements in the real estate and insurance business in New York City.
He was buried at the Mount St. Mary's Cemetery in Whitestone, New York.
References
- Matthew J. Merritt at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Matthew J. Merritt at Find a Grave
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's at-large congressional seat 1935–1945 alongside Caroline O'Day and Winifred C. Stanley |
Seat abolished |
