▁Pe ak . ▁Cop ern ix ▁satellite ▁image ▁ ▁Category : Mount ains ▁of ▁Graham ▁Land ▁Category : B ul g aria ▁and ▁the ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Category : Lou bet ▁Coast <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁L . ▁Mer ri am ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁– ▁January ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Minnesota ▁bank er , ▁politician ▁and ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁representing ▁St . ▁Paul . ▁He ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁helping ▁to ▁organ ize ▁First ▁National ▁Bank ▁of ▁Minnesota , ▁and ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁Mer ch ants ▁National ▁Bank . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁speaker ▁that ▁year , ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁position ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁His ▁son , ▁William ▁R . ▁Mer ri am , ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁speaker ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁governor ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 2 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 9 5 ▁death s ▁Category : M inn esota ▁Republic ans ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : Spe akers ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Es sex , ▁New ▁York ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Um