Lloyd Costello
Lloyd Edwin Albert Costello( 10 December 1922 – 20 June 2001) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Flowerdale, and served in the Royal Australian Air Force from 1941 to 1946.
In 1959 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the Labor member for Braddon.
He served as Chair of Committees from 1961 to 1969 and as a minister from 1972 until his resignation from the House in 1975.
Edwin Power
Edwin Albert Power( 12 February 1928 – 31 January 2004) was an and an emeritus professor of applied mathematics at University College London.
He made several contributions to the field of non-relativistic quantum electrodynamics.
Nelson Brothers
The Nelson Twins( or Nelson Twins, Nelson Bros) are an Australian- based stand- up comedy duo consisting of identical twins Chris and Justin Nelson.
Nelson Bascome
Nelson Blake Ainsworth Bascome, Jr.( 14 September 1955- 14 July 2009) was a former Minister of Health in Bermuda, forced to step down from office in 2007 after charges of corruption and theft were brought against him.
Vicki Holland
Vicki Maree Holland or Nelson( born 11 September 1962) is an Australian former competitive figure skater.
She is a four- time Australian national champion( 1980 – 1981 to 1983 – 1984) and competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
Edwin Albert Robson
Edwin Albert Robson( April 16, 1905 – October 21, 1986) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Yeh Tien-lun
Yeh Tien- lun( born 1975) or Nelson Yeh is a Taiwanese film director.
Edwin Albert Merritt
Edwin Albert Merritt( July 25, 1860 – December 4, 1914) was an American politician from New York.
Ed Oman
Edwin Albert "Ed" Oman (August 31, 1930 – September 19, 2013) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.
Edwin Albert Link
Edwin Albert Link( July 26, 1904 – September 7, 1981) was an American inventor, entrepreneur and pioneer in aviation, underwater archaeology, and submersibles.
He invented the flight simulator, which was called the" Blue Box" or" Link Trainer".
It was commercialized in 1929, starting a now multibillion- dollar industry.
In total, he obtained more than 27 patents for aeronautics, navigation and oceanographic equipment.

Question: Who was born earlier, Edwin Albert Merritt or Nelson Bascome?
Answer: Edwin Albert Merritt