Herman Myers Explained

Herman Myers
Birth Date:18 January 1847
Birth Place:Bavaria
Death Place:Savannah, Georgia
Occupation:Banker, politician
Party:Democratic
Signature:Signature of Herman Myers.png
Office1:Mayor of Savannah, Georgia
Order:43rd
Term Start1:1899
Term End1:1907
Predecessor1:Peter Meldrim
Successor1:George Tiedeman
Office2:Mayor of Savannah, Georgia
Term Start2:1895
Term End2:1897
Predecessor2:John McDonough
Successor2:Peter Meldrim

Herman Myers (January 18, 1847 – March 24, 1909) was a politician from Georgia, United States and a Mayor of Savannah. He was a Democrat.

Background

He was a Jewish German-born immigrant and was born in Bavaria in 1847.[1] [2] His family moved to Virginia when he was a child.

Political career

Alderman

Myers served as Councilmember from 1885 to 1895.

Mayor

He ran for Mayor of Savannah in 1895 and won the election. He lost re-election against Peter Meldrim in 1897.[3] However, he was returned to office in 1899 and won re-election in 1901, 1903 and 1905.[4]

The Union Station and the new City Hall were constructed under his tenure as mayor. Myers did not run for re-election in 1907.[5]

Death

He died in Savannah on March 24, 1909.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Adler, Cyrus. American Jewish Year Book. Szold. Henrietta. 1904. American Jewish Committee. en.
  2. Web site: Herman Myers (1847-1909), City of Savannah . 2007-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120205193145/http://www.ci.savannah.ga.us/Cityweb/RLibCat.nsf/67eb36a41c97009d8525683a00739771/09516b4e34f6501b85256f2b006335a0?OpenDocument . 2012-02-05 . dead .
  3. Savannah Morning News, January 26, 1897
  4. Savannah Morning News, January 24, 1899
  5. Savannah Morning News, January 8, 1907
  6. News: Herman Myers . . Savannah, Georgia . 1 . 1909-03-26 . 2020-08-23 . Newspapers.com.