John S. Herron

John S. Herron

John S. Herron (November 7, 1872–September 13, 1947), served as Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1933 to 1934.

Early life

Born in Oswego, New York, Herron came to Pittsburgh as a blue-collar worker and quickly entered leadership as President of the Bricklayers Union. Using his labor connections Herron ran for City Council successfully in 1913 and served on council till his victory in the mayor's race of 1933.

Pittsburgh politics

Herron served only one term as Pittsburgh Mayor and had a pretty uneventful administration. During his term the city adopted the repeal of the commonwealth's "Sunday Blue Laws" prohibiting business and sports for 24 hours. Upon leaving the mayor's office he served as County Commissioner until his death in 1947.

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