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'''D. Bailey Merrill''' (November 22, 1912 – October 14, 1993) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Indiana]].
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'''D. Bailey Merrill''' (November 22, 1912 – October 14, 1993) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.
   
Born in [[Hymera, Indiana]], Merrill graduated from Indiana State Teachers College, [[Terre Haute, Indiana]], 1933.
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Born in [[Hymera, Indiana]], Merrill graduated from Indiana State Teachers College, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1933.
He graduated from [[Indiana University]] Law School, [[Bloomington, Indiana]], 1937.
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He graduated from Indiana University Law School, Bloomington, Indiana, 1937.
 
He was a teacher.
 
He was a teacher.
 
He was a lawyer in private practice.
 
He was a lawyer in private practice.
 
He was in the [[United States Army]] from 1942 to 1946.
 
He was in the [[United States Army]] from 1942 to 1946.
   
Merrill was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[83rd United States Congress|Eighty-third]] Congress (January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955).
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Merrill was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-third Congress (January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1954 to the [[84th United States Congress|Eighty-fourth]] Congress and for election in 1956 to the [[85th United States Congress|Eighty-fifth]] Congress.
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He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth Congress and for election in 1956 to the Eighty-fifth Congress.
He died on October 14, 1993, in [[Evansville, Indiana]].
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He died on October 14, 1993, in Evansville, Indiana.
He was interred in Alexander Memorial Park, [[Evansville, Indiana]].
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He was interred in Alexander Memorial Park, Evansville, Indiana.
   
 
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{{Wikipedia|D. Bailey Merrill}}

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D. Bailey Merrill

D. Bailey Merrill

D. Bailey Merrill (November 22, 1912 – October 14, 1993) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.

Born in Hymera, Indiana, Merrill graduated from Indiana State Teachers College, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1933. He graduated from Indiana University Law School, Bloomington, Indiana, 1937. He was a teacher. He was a lawyer in private practice. He was in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946.

Merrill was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-third Congress (January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth Congress and for election in 1956 to the Eighty-fifth Congress. He died on October 14, 1993, in Evansville, Indiana. He was interred in Alexander Memorial Park, Evansville, Indiana.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Winfield K. Denton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 8th congressional district

1953–1955
Succeeded by
Winfield K. Denton
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