Lorenzo Merrill

Lorenzo Merrill was an American teacher, farmer, merchant, and politician from Burnett, Wisconsin who served two one-year terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
He served in the 1st Wisconsin Legislature as a Democratic member representing the 5th Dodge County Assembly district. He was succeeded the next year by Parker Warren, a Freesoiler. He was elected again in 1859 from the 5th district, this time as a Republican.
Although as late as 1876 he was still active as a Republican, in later years he became active in the Greenback Party, and was nominated by that movement for several positions, including Wisconsin [Senate, District 11], Congressman, and state insurance commissioner.
His son, George F. Merrill, served as a Republican member of the State Senate from the same district for which his father had been a candidate.