George W. Merrill (June 26, 1837 – January 10, 1914) was an American politician of the 19th century. He was born in Turner, Maine.[1]
Merrill was District Attorney of Nye County, Nevada from 1864 to 1868.
On April 2, 1885, nominated by President Grover Cleveland, Merrill was appointed U.S. Minister Resident (similar to modern-day ambassador) to the Kingdom of Hawaii. He presented his credentials on June 12, 1885, and was recalled on September 23, 1889.[2] He replaced Rollin M. Daggett, and was replaced by John L. Stevens.[3] He later worked in San Francisco, California as a lawyer.[4] He died there of an illness of seven weeks on January 10, 1914, aged 76.[5]