Herbert A. Meyer
Herbert Alton Meyer | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1947 – October 2, 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Daniel Winter |
| Succeeded by | Myron V. George |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 30, 1886 Chillicothe, Ohio |
| Died | October 2, 1950 (aged 64) Bethesda, Maryland |
| Political party | Republican |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Army Air Service |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | |
Herbert Alton Meyer (August 30, 1886 – October 2, 1950) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.
Born in Chillicothe, Ohio, Meyer attended the grade schools, Washington, D.C., the Staunton Military Academy, Staunton, Virginia from 1900 to 1904, the George Washington University, Washington, D.C. from 1905 to 1908, and was graduated from National University Law School, Washington, D.C., in 1910. He was admitted to the bar in 1910.
During the First World War served as a captain in the United States Army Air Service. He served as assistant to the Secretary of the Interior 1915-1917. He was an executive of an oil marketing company from 1919 to 1937. In 1940 became publisher of the Independence Daily Reporter.