Myron T. Herrick
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Myron Timothy Herrick (October 9, 1854 – March 31, 1929) was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 42nd Governor of Ohio. He was born in Huntington, Lorain County, Ohio, the son of Timothy Robinson Herrick a local farmer. He married Carolyn Parmely.
Herrick served as the Governor of Ohio from 1904 to 1906. He subsequently served as United States Ambassador to France from 1912 to 1914 and again from 1921 to 1929, when he died from a heart attack while in office. He is the only American ambassador to France with a street named after him in Paris, in the 8th arrondissement. Herrick was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1916 against Atlee Pomerene.
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| Preceded by George K. Nash |
Governor of Ohio January 11, 1904 – January 8, 1906 |
Succeeded by John M. Pattison |
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| Preceded by Robert Bacon |
U.S. Ambassador to France 1912–1914 |
Succeeded by William G. Sharp |
| Preceded by Hugh C. Wallace |
U.S. Ambassador to France 1921–1929 |
Succeeded by Walter E. Edge |
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