MEYER, Adolph Lake Charles, LA ** ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Source: Southwest Louisiana Historical and Biographical by William Henry Perrin published in 1891; page 175. Typed by Margaret Rentrop Moore Adolph Meyer, Lake Charles - Adolph Meyer, president of the police jury of Calcasieu parish, and a successful business man of Lake Charles, is a native of Libery county, Texas, born August 14, 1854. He is the son of William and Joseph (Leichly) Meyer, natives of France, where they were married. In 1848 they came to the United States and located in Liberty, Texas. Wm. Meyer studied pharmacy in France, and upon his location in Liberty county he engaged in the drug business, in which he was occupied at the time of his death, 1867. During the was he was captain of a company of Home Guards. He was a prominent mason. Our subject's mother died when he was a child. Adolph Meyer is one of a family of five children. He spent his school days in Europe, where he devoted seven years to study, chiefly at Strasburg. Upon his arrival in the United States he was for some time engaged as clerk in a cotton house in Galveston. In 1875 he came to Lake Charles, and began the drug business in partnership with his brother William, with whom he was connected until 1889, since which time he has been conducting an independent business. In 1888 Mr. Meyer was elected mayor of Lake Charles, and served one year, on the expiration of which time he was appointed member of the police jury, and shortly afterward elected president. Mr. Meyer was united in marriage on December 4, 1880, with Miss Florence S. Munn, of Calcasieu parish. As the result of this union four children have been born, two sons and two daughters. Mr. Meyer is a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge at this place, and is the present M. E. of the lodge. He is also a K. of M. , and a member of the A. O. U. W.