Myron T. Herrick
Myron T. Herrick | |
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Walter Evans Edge | |
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| Born | Myron Timothy Herrick October 9, 1854 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Caroline Marina Parmely |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College Ohio Wesleyan University |
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Myron Timothy Herrick (October 9, 1854 – March 31, 1929) was an American banker, diplomat and
Biography
Herrick was born in
Career
Admitted to practice law in Cleveland in 1878, Herrick joined the bank
From 1885 to 1888, Herrick was a member of the Cleveland City Council.
Herrick was a
In 1902, Herrick gave the village of Wellington, Ohio, a grant of $20,000, which they used to build the library now known as the Herrick Memorial Library. Herrick later bequeathed $70,000 for an addition.[7]
Herrick served as the governor of Ohio from 1904 to 1906; (future United States President) Warren G. Harding served as his lieutenant governor. He had been a protégé of political boss Mark Hanna, but in 1906 was defeated by the efforts of Wayne Wheeler and the Anti-Saloon League after he refused to support their plan for the prohibition of alcohol in Ohio.
Herrick is known for his role in contributing French-American amity in the lead-up to and during World War I.
Upon his return to the United States in 1914, Herrick's prominent role in aiding Americans stranded by the outbreak of World War I led to discussion within the Republican Party of Herrick as a possible nominee in the upcoming 1916 presidential election. Herrick himself felt his business background would prove a liability, however, and when his candidacy failed to gain traction he chose instead to mount a challenge to incumbent Democratic Senator Atlee Pomerene in 1916, which proved unsuccessful.[10]
Death
Herrick was serving as United States Ambassador to France at the time of his death on March 31, 1929. He died from a heart attack.
He was interred at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.[11]
References
- ^ TIM HERRICK Died last night at his home in Wellington. A leading businessman, The Daily Chronicle, July 9, 1901.
- ^ a b Wright, G. Fredrick, ed. (1916). A standard history of Lorain county, Ohio: an authentic narrative ... Vol. 1. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co. p. 245.
- ^ a b c Upton, Harriet Taylor (1910). Cutler, Harry Gardner (ed.). History of the Western Reserve. Vol. 3. New York: The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 1340–1341.
- ^ The Book of Clevelanders: A Biographical Dictionary of Living Men of the City of Cleveland. Cleveland: The Burrows Bros. Company. 1914. pp. 129-130.
- ^ Eveready Battery Company Records Collection at Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
- ^ Taylor 1899 : vol. 2, 136
- ^ Village of Wellington. "Herrick Library". Retrieved September 23, 2018.
- ISSN 0707-5332.
- ^ "Ohio Governor Myron Timothy Herrick". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ Lewis L. Gould, The First Modern Clash Over Federal Power: Wilson versus Hughes in the Presidential Election of 1916 (2016) pp 38-40.
- ^ Theiss, Evelyn (October 18, 2009). "Former Ohio Gov. and U.S. Ambassador Myron Herrick was much beloved by French: Elegant Cleveland". Cleveland.com.
Further reading
- Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... Vol. 2. State of Ohio. p. 136.
- Myron Herrick, Friend of France: An Autobiography by Col. Thomas Bentley Mott
External links
- National Governors Association
- Ambassador Herrick, right, with Louis Bleriot; May 1927
- Myron T. Herrick Residence, formerly in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, was demolished in 1969.
- Newspaper clippings about Myron T. Herrick in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
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| Ministers Plenipotentiary to France (1778–1815) | ||
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to France (1816–1893) | ||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France (1893–present) | ||
