Charles G. Myers

Charles G. Myers (February 17, 1810 – December 27, 1881) was an American lawyer and politician.

Myers was born on February 17, 1810 in Madrid, St. Lawrence County, New York.

[1][2] He was a member of the Democratic Party until 1848, when he abandoned this affiliation over the issue of slavery, becoming a Republican.

[1][2] Aside from his legal career, Myers was also a businessman, and a director of the Great Northern Lead Company, which was incorporated on September 8, 1852 at Rossie, New York and operated a lead mine for a few years.

[3] He was New York Attorney General from 1860 to 1861, elected on the Republican and American tickets.