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Herman Goldner
Herman Wilson Goldner (November 12, 1916 – September 9, 2010) was a lawyer and politician in the United States. He served four terms as mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida. Originally a Republican, he switched parties and became a Democrat during Richard Nixon's presidency.[1] Early lifeGoldner was born on November 12, 1916, in Detroit, Michigan.[2] He received his undergraduate degree at Miami University, law degree at Western Reserve University, and business degree from Harvard Business School.[2] Goldner moved to St. Petersburg in 1949.[3][4] Political careerHe served as Mayor of St. Petersburg from 1961 to 1967 and 1971 to 1973.[5] In the 1964 election, he refused to support Barry Goldwater and instead endorsed Lyndon B. Johnson.[2] He helped organize a regional planning organization.[6] Goldner championed the elimination of St. Petersburg city ordinances that practiced segregation.[2] He defended murals by George Snow Hill in St. Petersburg's city hall[7] with caricatured depictions of African Americans.[8] The mural was torn down by Joseph Waller who later became African People's Socialist Party leader Omali Yeshitela.[8] In 1972, he switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democratic and endorsed Edmund Muskie.[9] Personal lifeHe married his wife Winifred Herlan Munyan, on November 3, 1938.[10] They both had two sons, Brian and Michael.[2] References
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