Merris+C.+Barrow


 * Merris C. Barrow **


 * Republican • Converse County **
 * Member of the Constitutional Convention 1889 **

Merris Clark Barrow was born on October 4, 1857 in Canton, Pennsylvania. After the family moved to Nebraska, he began to learn the printing trade. In 1876 he leased a Nebraska newspaper, which he managed for two years. He then received an appointment as a postal clerk in Laramie, Wyoming. From 1879 to 1885 he helped to edit the //Laramie Times//, the //Laramie Boomerang// and the //Rawlins Tribune//. In 1886 he moved to Douglas where he established //Bill Barlow's Budget//. In 1890, President Benjamin Harrison appointed him as receiver at the United State Land Office in Douglas. He also served as mayor for two years. Barrow died in Douglas on October 9, 1910.

=Additional Resources=
 * Minnie F. and Merris Clark Barrow papers, Acc. #00078, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming (accessed June 2015)
 * "Bill Barlow", Wyoming Authors Wiki, Wyoming State Library (accessed June 2015)
 * "Merris Clark Barrow", Find A Grave memorial (accessed June 2015)
 * "Merris C. Barrow", Converse County Library Genealogy Database (accessed June 2015)
 * "Merris C. Barrow", Progressive Men of Wyoming, 1903, p. 499-500, Internet Archive (accessed June 2015)