Herman Goldner
| Herman Wilson Goldner | |
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| Mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida | |
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In office 1961–1967 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Brantley |
| Succeeded by | Don Jones |
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In office 1971–1973 |
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| Preceded by | Don Spicer |
| Succeeded by | Randolph Wedding |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 12, 1916
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| Died | September 9, 2010 (aged 93) Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Political party | Republican/Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Winifred Munyan Goldner (married 1939–1991, her death) |
| Children |
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| Parents | Michael M. and Ethel Goldner |
| Residence |
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| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Jewish/Episcopalian |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Herman Wilson Goldner (November 12, 1916 – September 9, 2010) was the Republican mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, a nominally nonpartisan position. Goldner's four two-year terms extended from 1961 to 1967 and 1971 to 1973, during which he was called St. Petersburg's "pre-eminent mayor." A man of many contrasts and surprises, he switched from the Republican to the Democratic Party about 1972, following the national party's support of the civil rights movement and important legislation.
The son of Michael M. Goldner (1889-1952) and Ethel Goldner (1889-1978), Goldner was born in Detroit, Michigan, but reared in Cleveland Heights in Cuyahoga County in northern Ohio. As a youth, he built a box on which he stood to give impassioned speeches. He often organized other boys to perform chores to which he had been assigned. He had an IQ of nearly 160 but was a "B" pupil because of absenteeism. Bored with classwork, he often skipped school to go to the opera or to visit museums. In 1939, he graduated from Miami University, not in Florida but in Oxford, Ohio. As a college student, he sold Bibles and shoveled coal to help pay his expenses.
After a three-week courtship in 1939, he married the former Winifred Munyan (1918-1991), who bore him two sons, Brian Early Goldner (1943-1983) and Michael H. Goldner (born c. 1946). Jewish by birth, Goldner converted to her Episcopalian faith for marriage.
In 1942, he received his legal degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio. He served for four years in the United States Navy during World War II. Thereafter, he received a Master of Business Administration, before that degree became so popular, from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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