Political Party | Republican |
Term | June 2, 1934 - January 2, 1939 (68-73) |
Lieutenant Governor | George J. Hatfield 1935-1939 |
Predecessor | James Rolph |
Successor | Culbert Olson |
Full Name | Frank Finley Merriam |
Birth |
December 22, 1865 Hopkinton, Iowa |
Father | Henry Clay Merriam (1838-1924) |
Mother | Anna Elizabeth Finley (1843-1909) |
Brothers |
Robert Marshall Merriam (1867-1934) Henry Clay Merriam Jr. (1878-1940) |
Sisters |
Edith Merriam (1869-1888) Susan Merriam (1872-1963) Jennie Merriam (1874-1877) Zella Merriam Wilson (1876-1959) Minnie Merriam (1880-1882) Jean Merriam Nash (1882-1952) Anna Ethel Merriam (1884-1957) Florence Merriam (1889-1890) |
Alma Mater | Lenox College (1888) |
Occupation |
31st Lieutenant Governor of California (1931-1934) California State Senator (1929-1931) Member of the California State Assembly (1916-1926) Iowa State Auditor (1898-1903) Member of the Iowa State House of Representatives (1896-1898) Newspaper Editor School Teacher |
Death |
April 25, 1955 Long Beach, California (89 years) |
Elnora Nancy Hitchcock (1867-1951) |
Married July 10, 1889 Divorced 1900 (11 years) |
Mary Ella Bronson (1853-1931) |
Married December 1, 1901 Widowed July 2, 1931 (29 years) |
Jessie Stewart Millisack Lipsey (1869-1948) |
Married January 25, 1936 Widowed July 13, 1948 (12 years) |
Frank Howard Merriam (m.1915 Hazel Noblet) |
Born 1890 Died 1943 (53 years) |