John R. Meyer (legislator)
John R. Meyer was an American physicist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin who served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican state representative.Background
Born in Milwaukee on July 17, 1930 to George L. N. and Edna Meyer, Meyer attended Hartford Avenue School in Milwaukee, and then Milwaukee Country Day School. He earned a B.A. and M.A. at Harvard University. He was employed as a research physicist by Allis Chalmers and served as a member of the executive committee of the Milwaukee 18th Ward Republican Club.Assembly
Meyer had held no public office until he was elected to the assembly in 1956 to represent the 18th Milwaukee County district. After an easy victory in his party's primary, he defeated Democrat Alfred Marcell by 8,567 to 7.504 in the general election. He was assigned to the standing committee on taxation.
While he won his party primary in 1958, he was defeated by Democrat Robert M. Curley by 6,846 to 5,318 in the general election.Personal life
After leaving the Assembly, he worked at one time for the United States Postal Service. For a while, he was married to Dr. Martine Meyer. He died December 30, 2010 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin after some years in an assisted living facility.
