Myron T. Herrick

Myron Timothy Herrick (born October 9, 1854 in Huntington , Lorain County , Ohio , † March 31, 1929 in Paris ) was an American politician and from 1904 to 1906 the 42nd governor of the state of Ohio.

Early years and political advancement

After elementary school, young Myron Herrick made his living teaching as a teacher and writing articles for newspapers. With the money he gained, he financed a law degree. In 1878 he was admitted to the Ohio bar. Then he started to work in his new profession. But he was also active in other areas and was very successful there. So he became president of the Society for Savings . Soon he was also president of several railway companies. In 1901 he became president of the American Bankers Association . Herrick was also involved in other companies in many industries.

Herrick was a member of the Republican Party . He served on Cleveland City Council for two years and was on the staff of William McKinley during his time as Governor of Ohio. Herrick held leading positions in his party at both federal and state levels. He also supported McKinley's presidential campaign. In 1903 he was elected governor of his state with 54.9 percent of the vote against the Democrat Tom L. Johnson .

Governor of ohio

Myron Herrick began his two-year term on January 11, 1904. His lieutenant governor was the future US President Warren G. Harding . At the time, the Republican Party was split into two factions, led by Senator Mark Hanna on one side and Senator Joseph B. Foraker on the other. The governor tried to be neutral. But almost every one of his decisions met with opposition from one group or another. Then he drew the anger of parts of the Church through his stance on the prohibition question . Due to these quarrels, his term of office was without any major political success. Due to its declining popularity, he was defeated in the 1905 election to the Democrat John M. Pattison .

Another résumé

After the end of his governor's tenure, Herrick returned to his many business activities. In 1912 he was selected by President William Howard Taft , succeeding Robert Bacon to the United States Ambassador in France appointed. He held this position until 1914. In France he also saw the beginning of the First World War in Europe. After his return, he applied unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate in 1916 ; he lost to the Democrat Atlee Pomeree . In 1921 he was reappointed ambassador to France by President Harding, his former lieutenant governor, to succeed Hugh Campbell Wallace . He held this office until his death in 1929. In 1927 he was part of the delegation that Charles Lindbergh received in Paris after he had crossed the Atlantic on his own. Herrick had a child with his wife, Caroline M. Parmley.

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personal data
SURNAME	Herrick, Myron T.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Herrick, Myron Timothy (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 9, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH	Huntington , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH	March 31, 1929
Place of death	Paris