. . . "1815" . . . . . . . . . . . . "Matthew Franklin Merritt" . . . . . "1896-05-10" . . "from the12th District" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Matthew F. Merritt" . "Matthew F. Merritt" . "1815-03-02" . "Member of theConnecticut Senate" . . "1896" .