Henry C. Myers (October 17, 1847 - August 19, 1917) was a Democratic Mississippi politician and the 26th Secretary of State of Mississippi, serving from 1878 to 1886.
Henry C. Myers | |
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| 26th Secretary of State of Mississippi | |
| In office November 15, 1878 – January 14, 1886 | |
| Governor | John M. Stone Robert Lowry |
| Preceded by | D. P. Porter |
| Succeeded by | George M. Govan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 17, 1847 Wadesboro, North Carolina |
| Died | August 19, 1917 (aged 69) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse | Minnie Walter (m. 1873-1911, her death) |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
editHenry C. Myers was born on October 17, 1847, in Wadesboro, North Carolina.[1] He was the son of Absalom and Adeline (Boggan) Myers.[1] He had 6 older brothers and 2 older half-brothers from his father's first marriage.[1][2] Their names were, from oldest to youngest, George, Calvin, Absalom, Albert, Patrick, Martin, and William.[2] When Henry was eight years old, he moved with his family to northern Mississippi.[1] During the Civil War, all of his brothers and half-brothers fought for the Confederacy.[1] In 1863, the 15-year-old Myers joined the (also Confederate) 2nd Missouri Regiment.[1] He was paroled in May 1865.[1] He then edited and published a newspaper called The South in Holly Springs.[2] During Reconstruction, he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan.[1]
Political career
editMyers held multiple political offices in Marshall County, Mississippi.[1] On November 15, 1878, he was appointed Secretary of State of Mississippi as a Democrat to permanently fill in the vacancy left by the death of Kinloch Falconer[1][3][4] (between Falconer's death and Myers' appointment, D. P. Porter was temporarily appointed).[3] Myers was then elected to the position in November 1881, for the 1882-1886 term. On January 14, 1886, Myers was succeeded in the office by George M. Govan.[1][3]
Later life
editA few years after leaving office, Myers moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where he entered the banking and insurance businesses.[1][5] He was stricken with paralysis in December 1916 and died in Memphis on August 19, 1917.[1][5][6]
Personal life
editMyers married Minnie Walter, the daughter of Colonel H. W. Walter, in 1873.[1][2] They had one child together, a daughter who married John B. Edgar.[1][2] Minnie died in 1911.[1][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Confederate Veteran. 1917. p. 516.
- ^ a b c d e Mathes, James Harvey (1897). The Old Guard in Gray. Press of S. C. Toof & Company. pp. 167–168.
- ^ a b c Mississippi (1900). Department Reports. p. 179.
- ^ The New York Evening Express Almanac: Hand-book of Politics, Statesman's Manual, and Statistical Register, for Bankers, Merchants and Agriculturists. New York Evening Express. 1879. p. 96.
- ^ a b "Jackson Daily News from Jackson, Mississippi on August 20, 1917 · Page 2". Newspapers.com. 20 August 1917. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ "Obituary for HENRY C. MYERS (Aged 69)". Knoxville Sentinel. 1917-08-20. p. 10. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ "Nashville Banner from Nashville, Tennessee on July 15, 1911 · 2". Newspapers.com. 15 July 1911. Retrieved 2021-05-01.