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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 | Wadesboro, North Carolina | October 17, 1847
Died | August 19, 1917 69) Memphis, Tennessee | (aged
Political party | Democrat |
Spouse | Minnie Walter (m. 1873-1911, her death) |
Children | 1 |
Henry 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]
Myers 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]
A 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]
Myers 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]
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