8 2 4 ▁– ▁October ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Republican ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁My ers ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Petersburg , ▁Pennsylvania ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 2 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁a ▁private ▁school ▁near ▁Clar ion , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁graduated ▁from ▁Al leg hen y ▁College ▁in ▁M ead ville , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁law , ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁Clar ion . ▁ ▁He ▁held ▁several ▁local ▁offices , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁district ▁att orney ▁of ▁Clar ion ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁ ▁My ers ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁to ▁the ▁Th irty - e ighth ▁Congress ▁( M arch ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 ). ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁Committee ▁on ▁Exp end it ures ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁during ▁the ▁Th irty - e ighth ▁Congress . ▁ ▁He ▁res umed ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁in ▁Clar ion . ▁ ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Kentucky ▁and ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁min istry . ▁ ▁He ▁pre ached ▁in ▁Kentucky , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁and ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁East ▁Car leton