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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaWilliam Ralph MYERS
(1836-1907)
MYERS, William Ralph, a
Representative from Indiana; born near Wilmington, Clinton County,
Ohio, June 12, 1836; moved with his parents to Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., in October 1836; attended the common schools and
later taught; surveyor of Madison County 1858-1860; during the
Civil War enlisted as a private in Company G, Forty-seventh
Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry; was promoted to orderly
sergeant, second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and captain, and
served four years and three months; after returning from the Army
taught school; superintendent of the public schools of Anderson,
Ind., in 1868 and 1869; member of the school board of Anderson
1871-1879; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1871 and
commenced practice in Anderson; elected as a Democrat to the
Forty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1881); unsuccessful
candidate for reelection in 1880 to the Forty-seventh Congress;
secretary of State of Indiana 1882-1886; purchased the Anderson
Democrat in 1886 and was its editor; unsuccessful Democratic
candidate for Governor; again secretary of state 1892-1894; resumed
the practice of law; died in Anderson, Ind., April 18, 1907;
interment in East Maplewood Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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