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Mercer Burrell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cavarly-chaka.html#348.73.38">John Oscar Ceder</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark8.html#307.33.60">Samuel Mercer Clark</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cook6.html#396.18.13">Mercer Cook</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crawford.html#758.99.33">Albert Mercer Crawford</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#669.17.06">James Mercer Davis</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#807.12.43">James Mercer Davis Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dawson.html#337.99.44">William Mercer Owens Dawson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/finn-firth.html#078.49.21">Walter Louis Finn</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/freemont-fremming.html#467.97.77">Theodore Frelinghuysen</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garnet-garretson.html#435.00.76">James Mercer Garnett</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holcomb-holdaway.html#027.80.17">Silas Mercer Holcomb</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunter.html#212.11.27">Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jennings.html#582.15.99">Irving Anthony Jennings</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson5.html#101.37.58">J. Mercer Johnson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lange-lanham.html#283.14.12">John Mercer Langston</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lind-lindquist.html#350.93.34">Thomas Mercer Linder</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patton.html#432.04.90">John Mercer Patton</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reynolds.html#431.56.02">Mercer Reynolds III</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reynolds.html#273.93.51">Mercer Reynolds</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stone.html#374.06.05">Mercer Stone</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/templeton-terrill.html#131.58.75">John Mercer Terrell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tiernon-tilgham.html#557.77.96">Nelson Tift</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright4.html#889.85.28">Hamilton Mercer Wright</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="930.09.52">Mercer, Andrew</a></b> — of Lodi, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/BE-lived.html">Bergen County</a>, N.J. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/lodi.html#2">Lodi, N.J.</a>, 1901-03. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="157.60.03">Mercer, Ben N.</a></b> — of Saginaw, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SG-lived.html">Saginaw County</a>, Mich. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/saginaw.html">Mayor of Saginaw, Mich.</a>, 1919-22. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="197.32.06">Mercer, Charles Fenton</a> (1778-1858)</b> — also known as <b>Charles F. Mercer</b> — of Aldie, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/LO-lived.html">Loudoun County</a>, Va. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/fb-born.html">Fredericksburg</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1778/06-16.html">June 16, 1778</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/sthse.html">Virginia state house of delegates</a>, 1810-17; colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Virginia</a>, 1817-39 (8th District 1817-21, 14th District 1821-25, 19th District 1825-27, 14th District 1827-35, 15th District 1835-37, 13th District 1837-39, 16th District 1839); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/cncn2.html">delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention</a>, 1829. Slaveowner. Died in Howard (now part of Tysons Corner), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/FX-died.html">Fairfax County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1858/05-04.html">May 4, 1858</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/79.html">79 years, 322 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/LO-buried.html#cms03192">Union Cemetery</a>, Leesburg, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Cousin *** of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garnet-garretson.html#933.29.80">Robert Selden Garnett</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political family:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10539.html">Garnett family</a> of Virginia.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000642">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=407628">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="591.83.05">Mercer, Charles J.</a></b> — of Bridgewater, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/PL-lived.html">Plymouth County</a>, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1900/MA.html">1900</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="307.66.23">Mercer, David Henry</a> (1857-1919)</b> — also known as <b>David H. Mercer</b> — of Omaha, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/DO-lived.html">Douglas County</a>, Neb. Born in Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1857/index.html">1857</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Nebraska</a> 2nd District, 1893-1903. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1919/01-10.html">January 10, 1919</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/61.html">about 61 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/DO-buried.html#cms00553">Forest Lawn Memorial Park</a>, Omaha, Neb. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000643">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=407629">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="666.77.18">Mercer, Eli</a></b> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/cncn1.html">Delegate to Texas Convention of 1832</a> from District of Mina, 1832; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/cncn2.html">delegate to Texas Convention of 1833</a> from District of Mina, 1833. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="272.92.46">Mercer, Mrs. Frank</a></b> — of Torrington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/LI-lived.html">Litchfield County</a>, Conn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1932/CT.html">1932</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="554.61.65">Mercer, Frank H.</a></b> — of Stratford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/FA-lived.html">Fairfield County</a>, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Stratford, 1930, 1932. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="592.98.35">Mercer, Frederick Olen</a> (1901-1966)</b> — also known as <b>Frederick O. Mercer</b> — of Canton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/FU-lived.html">Fulton County</a>, Ill. Born in Vermont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/FU-born.html">Fulton County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1901/03-11.html">March 11, 1901</a>. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/IL.html">1944</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/usdjud.html">U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois</a>, 1956-66; died in office 1966. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1966/04-03.html">April 3, 1966</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/65.html">65 years, 23 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=1620&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na">federal judicial profile</a> — <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/mercer-frederick-olen">Biographical Directory of Federal Judges</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="848.86.44">Mercer, G. C.</a></b> — of Lodi, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/BE-lived.html">Bergen County</a>, N.J. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/lodi.html#2">Lodi, N.J.</a>, 1887. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="628.90.34">Mercer, Gabriela Saucedo</a></b> — Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Arizona</a> 3rd District, 2012. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="909.69.24">Mercer, George</a> (b. 1795)</b> — of Hamburg Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/LI-lived.html">Livingston County</a>, Mich. Born in Devon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ED-born.html">England</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1795/index.html">1795</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/accounting.html">bookkeeper</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/hamburg-twp.html">supervisor of Hamburg Township, Michigan</a>, 1860-63. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of William Mercer; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1831/10-26.html">October 26, 1831</a>, to Mary Williamson.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="607.91.71">Mercer, George Anderson</a> (1835-1907)</b> — also known as <b>George A. Mercer</b> — of Savannah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/CT-lived.html">Chatham County</a>, Ga. Born in Savannah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/CT-born.html">Chatham County</a>, Ga., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1835/index.html">1835</a>. Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Georgia state legislature, 1870; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1892/GA.html">1892</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Died from "congestion of the brain" (probably a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/stroke.html">stroke</a>), in Savannah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/CT-died.html">Chatham County</a>, Ga., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1907/10-23.html">October 23, 1907</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/72.html">about 72 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/CT-buried.html#cms01326">Bonaventure Cemetery</a>, Savannah, Ga. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Great-grandson of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/griffin.html#775.21.66">Cyrus Griffin</a>.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="569.09.08">Mercer, Grady</a> (b. 1906)</b> — of Beulaville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/DP-lived.html">Duplin County</a>, N.C. Born in Beulaville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/DP-born.html">Duplin County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1906/01-18.html">January 18, 1906</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; county judge in North Carolina, 1940; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/stsen.html">North Carolina state senate</a> 9th District, 1959. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/farm-bureau.html">Farm Bureau</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/woodmen.html">Woodmen</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/oes.html">Order of the Eastern Star</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Louis Albert Mercer and Frances (Grady) Mercer; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1934/">1934</a> to Mary Harriett Scarborough.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="377.50.97">Mercer, Henry A.</a></b> — of Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RE-lived.html">Rensselaer County</a>, N.Y. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/troy.html#4">Village president of Lansingburgh, New York</a>, 1853, 1858. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="181.70.60">Mercer, J. H.</a></b> — of Topeka, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/SH-lived.html">Shawnee County</a>, Kan. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/KS.html">1936</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="060.75.24">Mercer, J. W.</a></b> — of Licking, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/TX-lived.html">Texas County</a>, Mo. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="418.98.68">Mercer, James</a> (1736-1793)</b> — of Virginia. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ST-born.html">Stafford County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1736/02-26.html">February 26, 1736</a>. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1762; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/ccdel.html">Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia</a>, 1779; state court judge in Virginia, 1779. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1793/10-31.html">October 31, 1793</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/57.html">57 years, 247 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/rm-buried.html#cms03191">St. John's Church Cemetery</a>, Church Hill, Richmond, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Brother of <a href="#627.83.12">John Francis Mercer</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000644">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=407630">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="322.55.08">Mercer, James</a></b> — of Flint, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/GE-lived.html">Genesee County</a>, Mich. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Genesee County 1st District, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="902.30.23">Mercer, James W.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/BE-lived.html">Bergen County</a>, N.J. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> from Bergen County, 1901-02. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="627.83.12">Mercer, John Francis</a> (1759-1821)</b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/AA-lived.html">Anne Arundel County</a>, Md. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ST-born.html">Stafford County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1759/05-17.html">May 17, 1759</a>. Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/ccdel.html">Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia</a>, 1783-84; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/founders.html">member, U.S. Constitutional Convention</a>, 1787; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/sthse.html">Maryland state house of delegates</a>, 1788-92, 1800-06; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Maryland</a>, 1792-94 (at-large 1792-93, 2nd District 1793-94); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Maryland</a>, 1801-03. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Anglican</a>; later <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-died.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1821/08-30.html">August 30, 1821</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/62.html">62 years, 105 days</a>). Interment <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/AA-buried.html#cms04905">a private or family graveyard</a>, Anne Arundel County, Md. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of John Mercer and Anne (Roy) Mercer; brother of <a href="#418.98.68">James Mercer</a>; married to Sophia Sprigg.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000645">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=407631">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/john-francis-mercer/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John Francis Mercer">Wikipedia article</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="280.60.07">Mercer, Jones Ira</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/TW-lived.html">Twiggs County</a>, Ga. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/sthse.html">Georgia state house of representatives</a> from Twiggs County, 1931-32. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="366.01.95">Mercer, Joseph S.</a></b> — of Grafton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/TA-lived.html">Taylor County</a>, Va. (now W.Va.). Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/grafton.html#4">Grafton, Va.</a>, 1857-59. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="631.02.21">Mercer, Joseph Wayne</a> (1845-1906)</b> — also known as <b>Joseph W. Mercer</b> — of Independence, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/JA-lived.html">Jackson County</a>, Mo. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/PL-born.html">Platte County</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1845/02-25.html">February 25, 1845</a>. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/trea.html">Missouri state treasurer</a>, 1875-77; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/independence.html">mayor of Independence, Mo.</a>, 1892-93. Wounded during the Civil War, and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/disabled.html">lost his right arm</a>. Died in Independence, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/JA-died.html">Jackson County</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1906/03-13.html">March 13, 1906</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/61.html">61 years, 16 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/JA-buried.html#cms05713">Mt. Washington Cemetery</a>, Independence, Mo. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="045.17.30">Mercer, Ken</a></b> — Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/sthse.html">Texas state house of representatives</a> 117th District; elected 2002; defeated, 2004; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/sbe.html">Texas state board of education</a> 5th District; elected 2006, 2010, 2012. Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="653.08.44">Mercer, LaTina</a></b> — of Jackson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/MD-lived.html">Madison County</a>, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/TN.html">2008</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="948.68.53">Mercer, Leroy S.</a></b> — of Iowa City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/JO-lived.html">Johnson County</a>, Iowa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/IA.html">1944</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/committees.html">Credentials Committee</a>); member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/stsen.html">Iowa state senate</a> 25th District; elected 1948. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="963.78.14">Mercer, Luther II</a></b> — of Tennessee. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/TN.html">2000</a>. Still living as of 2000. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="801.92.01">Mercer, Mary R.</a></b> — of Bowling Green, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/WO-lived.html">Wood County</a>, Ohio. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/OH.html">1940</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="541.36.03">Mercer, Maurice</a></b> — of Pelham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/SH-lived.html">Shelby County</a>, Ala. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/AL.html">2008</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="819.32.82">Mercer, Milton</a></b> — of Prosser, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/BE-lived.html">Benton County</a>, Wash. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/WA.html">1952</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="023.33.14">Mercer, Myndert D.</a></b> — Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="134.95.84">Mercer, Ottis E.</a></b> — of Nashua, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/NH.html">1952</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="384.88.75">Mercer, Robert H.</a></b> — of Ellicott City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/HO-lived.html">Howard County</a>, Md. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/cr21.html">delegate to Maryland convention to ratify 21st amendment</a> 5th District, 1933. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="265.73.92">Mercer, Robert H.</a></b> — of Jeffersonville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/MY-lived.html">Montgomery County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/sthse.html">Kentucky state house of representatives</a> 74th District, 1973. Still living as of 1973. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="725.42.40">Mercer, Robert S.</a></b> — of Nashua, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/NH.html">1956</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="894.08.79">Mercer, Robin</a></b> — of Owensboro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/DA-lived.html">Daviess County</a>, Ky. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2008/KY.html">2008</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="426.02.51">Mercer, Sophia</a></b> — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> 101st District, 1974, 1974. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1974. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="425.72.10">Mercer, W. P.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ED-lived.html">Edgecombe County</a>, N.C. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/stsen.html">North Carolina state senate</a> 5th District, 1893-96. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="671.95.77">Mercer, William W.</a></b> — Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 10th District, 1916, 1918. 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