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Wesley Merritt

Union Army general (1836-1910)
Person human Q889233
Wesley Merritt

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
June 16, 1836
Date of death
December 3, 1910
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Natural Bridge
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
military officer, politician
Position held
Governor-General of the Philippines[10]
Educated at
United States Military Academy[11]
Spouse
Laura Caton Williams[8]
Allegiance
United States[20]
Date of burial or cremation
December 6, 1910[23]
Described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica[21][22]
Family name
Merritt[18]
Given name
Wesley[19]
Military branch
Union Army, United States Army[13][14]
Military, police or special rank
general[15]
Participated in conflict
American Civil War, Spanish–American War[16][17]
Place of burial
West Point Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 17
VIAF cluster ID
18515850
Library of Congress authority ID
n80028257
American Battlefield Trust ID (person)
wesley-merritt
American National Biography ID
0500523
Cullum number
1868
FAST ID
51289
Find a Grave memorial ID
5844313
Freebase ID
/m/056w08
Harper's tag
wesley-merritt
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007357583005171
Open Library ID
OL2076011A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
109096
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SNAC ARK ID
w6v12dz6
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10582872
WikiTree person ID
Merritt-7039
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJm98hD7834xDDmqJJK8G3
Yale LUX ID
person/e7de98c0-be31-4680-8d7f-b6d2c7e46a3d

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Military branch 2
United States Army, Union Army
Occupation 2
politician, military officer
Participated in conflict 2
American Civil War, Spanish–American War
Allegiance 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Educated at 1
United States Military Academy
Instance of 1
human
Military, police or special rank 1
general
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of burial 1
West Point Cemetery
Place of death 1
Natural Bridge
Position held 1
Governor-General of the Philippines
Sex or gender 1
male
← Characters 1
Heneral Luna
← FactGrid item ID 1
Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Krauss
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Summary

Wesley Merritt was born in New York City[1]. He was born on June 16, 1836[2]. He passed away in Natural Bridge[3]. He died on December 3, 1910[4]. He worked as a military officer[5] and politician[6].

FAQs

Where was Wesley Merritt born?

Wesley Merritt was born in New York City[1].

Where did Wesley Merritt die?

Wesley Merritt passed away in Natural Bridge[3].

Who was Wesley Merritt married to?

Wesley Merritt's spouses include Laura Caton Williams[8].

What did Wesley Merritt do for work?

Wesley Merritt worked as military officer[5] and politician[6].

Where did Wesley Merritt go to school?

Wesley Merritt was educated at United States Military Academy[11].

Related Entities

New York City United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. 7w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Wesley
    Military, police or special rank → general
    Sex or gender → male
    Educated at → —
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