Herman Augustus Metz was born on 19. Oct. 1867 at New York City, New York County, New York. He was the son of
Edward J. Metz and
Frances (Unknown). Herman Augustus Metz married
Laura A. Traudt, daughter of
Frederick A. Traudt and
Lizettta A. Hausmann, on 25. Jun. 1891 at at her father's home, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.
Herman Augustus Metz was shown in the census on 27. Apr. 1910 as a manufacturer, chemicels.
Herman Augustus Metz and
Laura A. Traudt appeared on the census of 27. Apr. 1910 at Brooklyn, Kings County, New York,
; no children. Herman Augustus Metz held the position of Congressman, 63rd Congress bt 4. Mar. 1913 - 3. Mar. 1915. He and
Laura A. Traudt were divorced on 19. Nov. 1915 at Reno, Washoe County, Nevada. Herman Augustus Metz married
Alice May Van Ronk, daughter of
Cornelius Van Ronk and
Mary Emma Thompson, on 10. Feb. 1916 at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Herman Augustus Metz served as a Lt. Col. in the 27th Division during WWI.
Herman Augustus Metz and
Alice May Van Ronk appeared on the census of 7. Jan. 1920 at Manhattan, New York County, New York.
Herman Augustus Metz was shown in the census on 7. Jan. 1920 as a chemist, mfg.
Herman Augustus Metz was shown in the census on 21. Apr. 1930 as an executive, chemicls.
Herman Augustus Metz and
Alice May Van Ronk appeared on the census of 21. Apr. 1930 at Manhattan, New York County, New York,
; real estate value 125,000.00. Herman Augustus Metz died on 17. May. 1934 at New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, at age 66. He was buried at Kenisico Cemetery, New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York.
METZ, Herman August, a Representative from New York; born in New York City October 19, 1867; attended private and public schools; manufacturer and importer of dyestuffs, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals; member of the board of education of Brooklyn and the city of New York; comptroller of the city of New York 1906-1910; member of the commission appointed by Governor Hughes to draft the New York City charter in 1907 and 1908 and of the charter commission appointed by Governor Miller in 1922; commissioner of the State board of charities; was the nominee of Kings County for Governor in 1912, but withdrew in favor of William Sulzer after the second ballot; first lieutenant, captain, lieutenant colonel, and brigadier general of the Fourteenth Infantry, New York National Guard; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1915); was not a candidate for renomination in 1914; resumed former business activities; delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1904, 1908, and 1920; during the First World War was ordnance officer, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, in the Twenty-seventh Division; colonel in the ordnance department of the Officers’ Reserve Corps; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress; died in a hospital in New Rochelle, N.Y., May 17, 1934; interment in Kensico Cemetery, Westchester, N.Y.