Julius Meier Politician

Julius L. Meier (December 31, 1874 – July 14, 1937) was an American businessman, civic leader, and politician in the state of Oregon. The son of the Meier & Frank department store founder, he would become a lawyer before entering the family business in Portland. Politically an independent, Meier served a single term as the 20th Governor of Oregon from 1931–1935.Meier is the only independent to be elected Governor of Oregon, and one of only eight to be elected as governor of any U.S. state.