MERRIAM, Robert Edward

1918 - 1988  (69 years)

• Name	MERRIAM, Robert Edward   [1]
  Born	2 Oct 1918	Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, United States   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Interests or Hobbies	1947  [3]
  	AUTHOR: "Dark December: Full Account of the Battle of the Bulge"
  Occupation	1946-1947	Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, United States   [3]
  	DIRECTOR: Metropolitan Housing Council
  Interests or Hobbies	1954  [3]
  	AUTHOR: Co-authored with Charles E. Merriam - "The American Government"
  	Democracy in Action
  Occupation	1947-1955	Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, United States   [3]
  	ALDERMAN: Also Chairman - Commission on Housing and Emergency
  	Commission on Crime
  Interests or Hobbies	1957  [3]
  	AUTHOR: "Going Into Politics"
  Military Service	UNITED STATES ARMY - Captain in World War II  [1]
  Occupation	1955-1958  [3]
  	ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: United States Bureau of the Budget
  Occupation	1958-1961  [3]
  	DEPUTY ASSISTANT: To the President of the United States
  Occupation	1961-1970  [3]
  	VICE-PRESIDENT: Portable Electric Tools, Inc.
  	President, Spaceonics, Inc. President, University Patents Inc. of Illinois
  Occupation	1971-1976	Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, United States   [3]
  	EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT: Urban Investment and Development Co.
  	Chairman of the Board, MGA Tech., Inc., Chicago
  Died	26 Aug 1988	Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, United States   [4]
  Buried	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co, Virginia, United States   [1, 5]
  Person ID	I8848	SEQUOIA
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	MERRIAM, Charles Edward,   b. 15 Nov 1874, Hopkinton, Delaware Co, Iowa, United States ,   d. 8 Jan 1953, Rockville, Montgomery Co, Maryland, United States  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	DOYLE, Elizabeth Hilda,   b. 23 Jun 1880, Constableville, Lewis Co, New York, United States ,   d. 30 Apr 1973, Sandy Spring, Montgomery Co, Maryland, United States  (Age 92 years)
  Married	1900
  Family ID	F3108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	JUNGKUNZ, Jane,   b. Abt 1920, , , Illinois, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2015
  Family ID	F3109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	WIESENGRUND, Margareta Violette Elisabeth,   b. 23 Jun 1920, Altotting, , Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 2 May 2003, Marinette, Marinette Co, Wisconsin, United States  (Age 82 years)
  Married	1950
  Children	1. MERRIAM, Aimee Claire   2. MERRIAM, Oliver Steven   3. MERRIAM, Monique Elizabeth
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2015
  Family ID	F14451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Oct 1918 - Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, United States Occupation - DIRECTOR: Metropolitan Housing Council - 1946-1947 - Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, United States Occupation - ALDERMAN: Also Chairman - Commission on Housing and Emergency - 1947-1955 - Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, United States Occupation - EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT: Urban Investment and Development Co. - 1971-1976 - Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, United States Died - 26 Aug 1988 - Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, United States Buried - - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co, Virginia, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S427] Personal Knowledge of: MERRIAM, Oliver. [S649] BIRTH Record: Illinois, USA, (www.FamilySearch.org), 1878-1922 (Reliability: 2). [S386] WEBSITE: ABILENE, KANSAS, USA, Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, (http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov). [S387] OBITUARY: Illinois, USA, Chigago Tribune, http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1988-08-27/news/ (Reliability: 2), 1988. [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=49259985&PIpi=47728837 (Reliability: 2).