Meier, Julius L., 1874-1937
Julius L. Meier (December 31, 1874 – July 14, 1937) was an American businessman, civic leader, and politician in the state of Oregon. An independent, he served as Governor of Oregon from 1931 to 1935. He is the only independent to be elected Governor of Oregon.
Born in Portland, Oregon, he graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1895 and practiced law with a partner, George W. Joseph, for the next four years, until he went into the family's business, the Meier & Frank Department Store, serving as general manager from 1910 to 1930 and then becoming President. During the World War I era, Meier was regional director of the Council of National Defense and helped in France’s rehabilitation after the war. He also headed the Oregon Commission of the Pan-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. As leader of the Columbia River Highway Association, he helped to build support for the Columbia River Highway. In the 1920s, as an attorney and highly involved in Portland's Republican Party, Meier took over Henry L. Corbett's work between the party and the city government, meaning he received monthly payments from organized crime, especially Prohibition-era liquor and gambling operations.
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