Merriman, Coello "Coellos"
House 1877 (District 33)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Carver
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
12/2/1849
Birth Place:
Friendship, New York
Birth County:
Alleghany
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Coellos
City of Residence (when first elected):
Watertown
Occupation (when first elected):
Real Estate Agent/Insurance/Money Lender
EDUCATION
Academic Education; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his first name as Coello. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1877 lists Coellos.
He came to Minnesota in April 1866, settled in Hennepin County. He moved to Watertown, Minnesota around 1870.
"Politically he supports the Democratic ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 46)
Elected: 11/7/1876
Residence: Watertown
Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Carver
Occupation: Real Estate Agent/Insurance/Money Lender
Party:
Democratic
Party Notes: "Politically he supports the Democratic ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 46)