John B. Meyenborg (March 9, 1842 – December 5, 1902) was a German-American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

Meyenborg was born on March 9, 1842[1] in Wremen, Kingdom of Hanover. He immigrated to America in 1859 and settled in Brooklyn, New York.[2]

Meyenborg initially worked in the mercantile business, but he later studied law under John H. Kemble[3] and Judge Lynch. He was admitted to the bar in 1877. At one point, he worked in the office of the Board of Tax Commissioners in Manhattan.[4]

In 1877, Meyenborg was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the Kings County 2nd District. He served in the Assembly in 1878.[1] He then served as Supervisor-at-Large of the county from 1880 to 1881. He was Counsel to the Kings County Board of Supervisors from 1882 to 1883 and from 1886 to 1893. He was a delegate to the 1894 New York State Constitutional Convention.[3]

In 1866, Meyenborg joined the militia organization Ringgold Horse Guards. Five years later, he became Major of the 15th Battalion of the New York National Guard, a largely German battalion. He later became lieutenant colonel and resigned his commission in 1881. He was on the board of examiners of the Fifth Brigade for five years.[4]

Meyenborg was a communicant of All Saints Protestant Episcopal Church. He was president of the local Saengerbund and a member of the Freemasons, the Odd Fellows, and the Knights of Honor. He was married to Annie Quail. They had four children, one of whom was a lawyer.[2]

Meyenborg died at home on December 5, 1902.[4] He was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.

References

  1. 1 2 McBride, Alexander, ed. (1878). The Evening Journal Almanac, 1878. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co. p. 120 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 "Col. John B. Meyenborg". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 62, no. 337. New York, N.Y. 6 December 1902. p. 2 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.
  3. 1 2 The Convention Manual of Procedure, Forms and Rules for the Regulation of Business in the Sixth New York State Constitutional Convention, 1894: Delegates Manual and Introduction. Albany, N.Y.: The Argus Company. 1894. pp. xxxv – via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 3 "Colonel John B. Meyenborg". New-York Tribune. Vol. LXII, no. 20475. New York, N.Y. 7 December 1902. p. 9 – via Chronicling America.
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