Mayoral History

Jesse Thomas Merritt was born October 13, 1827 in Tennessee. He was living in Winchester by 1860 and was a saddle and harness manufacturer. He and his wife Sarah, a native of Steubenville, Ohio, had three children. He served as an alderman before being elected Mayor of Winchester in 1873-1874. He also served as Franklin County Coroner and Justice of the Peace. After his wife’s death in 1877, he lived with his children and grandchildren in Memphis and Jackson, Tennessee. He died in Jackson on November 18, 1916 and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery.


	Jesse Thomas Merritt was born October 13, 1827 in Tennessee. He was living in Winchester by 1860 and was a saddle and harness manufacturer. He and his wife Sarah, a native of Steubenville, Ohio, had three children. He served as an alderman before being elected Mayor of Winchester in 1873-1874. He also served as Franklin County Coroner and Justice of the Peace. After his wife’s death in 1877, he lived with his children and grandchildren in Memphis and Jackson, Tennessee. He died in Jackson on November 18, 1916 and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery.
	Mayor Jessee Merritt
	1873-1874