Myron Lowery
Myron Lowery | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Memphis | |
| In office July 31, 2009 – October 26, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | W. W. Herenton |
| Succeeded by | A C Wharton |
Myron Lowery is an American politician who served as the Mayor Pro Tem of
television news anchor for WMC-TV 5 in Memphis. Mayor Pro Tem Lowery has served on the Memphis City Council since 1991. He became interim mayor on July 31, 2009, following the retirement of Mayor W. W. Herenton. He ran for Mayor of Memphis in a special election held on October 15, 2009, losing to A C Wharton
.
Lowery's tenure as Mayor Pro Tem was marked by attempts to remove officials from Herenton's controversial prior administration and efforts at transparency in government.
In the past, Lowery has served as a board member of the
LeMoyne-Owen College
.
In the national arena, Lowry is a member of the Board of Directors for
United Negro College Fund
's National Alumni Council.
Lowery has a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from LeMoyne-Owen College, a Master of Science in Education from New York University and a Master of Science in Urban Education from the University of Tennessee. He also holds an honorary degree from Southeastern College of Technology.
In September 2009, Lowery greeted visiting
Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, with a fist bump
, which garnered brief national news coverage. Lowery reportedly pre-arranged the greeting with the leader's handlers.
In July 2015, Lowery moved to unearth the remains of
Nathan Bedford Forest and his wife and have his memorial removed because: "It is no longer politically correct to glorify someone who was a slave trader, someone who was a racist
, on public property."
References
- Fox News Councilmember takes first step to remove Nathan Bedford Forrest statue from a city park
- Zack McMillin, Myron Lowery takes long path to top job; Council leader to serve as mayor until election, Memphis Commercial Appeal, June 26, 2009
- Myron Lowery files petition to run for Memphis mayor, Memphis Commercial Appeal, August 26, 2009
- Council Super District 8
- Associated Press, Dalai Lama comes to Memphis, gets fist bump, joke[permanent dead link], September 23, 2009; retrieved from WISH-TV website on October 27, 2009