Henry C. Myers

Henry Clay Myers (1836–1929) was an early mayor, constable, city marshal, postmaster, and forest ranger of Missoula, Montana.[1]

Henry Clay Myers
2nd Mayor of Missoula
In office
May 23, 1884 – April 12, 1885
Preceded byFrank H. Woody
Succeeded byThomas C. Marshall
Personal details
BornFebruary 13, 1836 [1]
Fremont, Ohio
DiedDecember 16, 1929(1929-12-16) (aged 93) [1]
Missoula, Montana
ProfessionCity Marshal, Mayor, Postmaster

Myers was born in Fremont, Ohio to Eliza Hershey and Jacob Myers. In 1853, at the age of 17, he crossed the plains to California.[1] He first visited Montana in June 1863 or 1865, staying a short time in Big Hole in modern-day Beaverhead County, Montana, before going back to Idaho.[1][2] In 1866 he followed the old Elk City trail and the Bitter Root Valley to arrive in Missoula, where he stayed the rest of his life. In 1881 he married Mary Elliott (1848–1930), who had arrived in Missoula in 1877 from Indiana.[3]

He was elected city marshal in 1883, and later served 11 months as the second mayor of Missoula, from May 23, 1884 until he was replaced by Thomas C. Marshall on April 13, 1885. After his brief time as mayor, Myers continued to stay active in the regional government. He was part of the 1889 boundary line commission appointed to establish boundary lines between Silver Bow, Deer Lodge, Beaverhead, and Missoula Counties.[4] In March 1891, he was nominated by President Benjamin Harrison to be postmaster of Missoula.[5]

References
  1. Henry C. Myers at Find a Grave. Includes an obituary from the Missoulian of December 17, 1929.
  2. "Constitution, Members, and Officers: With Portraits and Maps, Volume 1". Society of Montana Pioneers. 1899. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. Mary Elliott Myers at Find a Grave, including an obituary in the Missoulian of July 11, 1930.
  4. "To Fix the Boundaries". The Helena independent. July 17, 1889. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. "Land Titles". Bismarck weekly tribune. March 6, 1891. Missing or empty |url= (help)
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