THE BOOK OF DETROITERS:A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the City of Detroit,

Abbott, Merrie Hoover

Merrie Hoover Abbott was elected as prosecuting attorney of Ogemaw County, Michigan in 1898. Abbott was a lawyer in practice with her husband. After her election Attorney-General Horace M. Oren brought proceedings to test Abbott's right to the office. The Michigan State Supreme Court found that only electors were eligible to hold elected office. Merrie Abbott left office in 1899 after the Su...

Merrie Hoover Abbott's Campaign for Prosecuting Attorney, 1898

Mina Wheeler's Campaign for Superintendent of County Schools, 1897