Henry Merrick

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Henry Merrick (1837   August 9, 1927)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75177441/henry-s-merrick{{cite web|url=http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=11071 |title=Merrickville Lockstation Foundry |accessdate=2011-06-09 |work=Canada's Historic Places |publisher=Parks Canada |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519214709/http://historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=11071 |archivedate=2011-05-19 }} was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Leeds North and Grenville North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1871 to 1886.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=794 |title=Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario |access-date=2007-03-09 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235502/http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=794 |url-status=dead }}

He was born in Merrickville in 1837, the son of Stephen Merrick and the grandson of its founder, William Merrick. He operated the family mill for a number of years after his father died. Merrick served as mayor of Merrickville.Merrickville:Jewel on the Rideau, Larry Turner ({{ISBN|0-9699381-0-1}}) He also served as Grand Master for the Orange Lodge in Canada.[http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=876 History of Leeds and Grenville, TWH Leavitt (1879)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061111202752/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=876 |date=2006-11-11 }} Merrick redeveloped the local foundry business after he retired from politics.