Frank Merriam | |
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![]() Merriam during the 1930s | |
28th Governor of California | |
In office June 2, 1934 – January 2, 1939 | |
Lieutenant | George J. Hatfield |
Preceded by | James Rolph |
Succeeded by | Culbert Olson |
31st Lieutenant Governor of California | |
In office January 5, 1931 – June 2, 1934 | |
Governor | James Rolph |
Preceded by | H. L. Carnahan |
Succeeded by | George J. Hatfield |
Member of the California State Senate from the 33rd district | |
In office January 7, 1929 – January 6, 1931 | |
Preceded by | Cadet Taylor |
Succeeded by | Ralph H. Clock |
41st Speaker of the California State Assembly | |
In office January 1923 – October 1926 | |
Preceded by | Henry W. Wright |
Succeeded by | Edgar C. Levey |
Member of the California State Assembly from the 70th district | |
In office January 8, 1917 – January 3, 1927 | |
Preceded by | Joseph A. Rominger |
Succeeded by | Morgan Keaton |
17th State Auditor of Iowa | |
In office 1899–1903 | |
Governor | L. M. Shaw Albert B. Cummins |
Preceded by | Cornelius G. McCarthy |
Succeeded by | Beryl F. Carroll |
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 68th district | |
In office 1896–1898 | |
Preceded by | D. H. Young |
Succeeded by | Bion A. Baker |
Personal details | |
Born | Frank Finley Merriam December 22, 1865 Hopkinton, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | April 25, 1955 Long Beach, California, U.S. | (aged 89)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Elnora Hitchcock (m. 1889; divorced) Mary Ella "Nellie" Day
(m. 1901; died 1931)Jessie Millisack Lipsey
(m. 1936; died 1948) |
Education | Lenox College |
Profession | Journalist, politician |
Frank Finley Merriam (December 22, 1865 – April 25, 1955) was an American Republican politician who served as the 28th governor of California from June 2, 1934, until January 2, 1939. Assuming the governorship at the height of the Great Depression following the death of Governor James Rolph, Merriam defeated Democratic nominee Upton Sinclair in the 1934 election. Merriam also served as the State Auditor of Iowa from 1900 to 1903, and served in both the Iowa and California state legislatures.