Herman Myers

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Herman Myers was a politician from Georgia, USA and a Mayor of Savannah. He was a Democrat.

Contents 1 Background 2 Political Career 2.1 Alderman 2.2 Mayor 3 Death 4 Footnotes 5 External links

[edit] Background

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

[edit] Political Career

[edit] Alderman

Myers served as Councilmember from 1885 to 1895.

[edit] Mayor

He ran for Mayor of Savannah in 1895 and won the election. He lost re-election against Peter Meldrim in 1897. ^[2] However, he was returned to office in 1899 and won re-election in 1901, 1903 and 1905. ^[3]

The Union Station and the new City Hall were constructed under his tenure as mayor. Myers did not run for re-election in 1907. ^[4]

[edit] Death

He died on March 24, 1909.

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] External links

• Mayor's official site

Political offices
Preceded by John McDonough, Democrat	Mayor of Savannah 1895-1897	Succeeded by Peter Meldrim, Democrat
Preceded by Peter Meldrim, Democrat	Mayor of Savannah 1899-1907	Succeeded by George Tiedeman, Democrat