Merritt C. Ring
Merritt Clarke Ring (October 30, 1850 – July 21, 1915) was an American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin.
Born in Milton, Wisconsin, he moved with his family to Madison and then Sparta, Wisconsin where he went to school. He taught school and then went to the University of Wisconsin Law School graduating in 1873. He then practiced law with Clarion A. Youmans in Neillsville, Wisconsin. He also owned a livestock farm. Ring served in the Wisconsin State Senate in 1885 and then in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1889 as a Republican. In 1892, Ring was appointed special statistic agent for the United States Department of Agriculture for Europe with offices in London, England. He also served as United States deputy consul general in London. In 1895, he was appointed attorney for the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. He died in Neillsville, Wisconsin.[1][2]
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- ^ History of Clark County, Wisconsin-Merritt Clarke Ring
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1889,' Biographical Sketch of Merritt Clarke Ring, pg. 503
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