# Herman Goldner
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{{Short description|American politician (1916–2010)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Herman Goldner.jpg
| caption = Goldner in 1961
| office = [Mayor of St. Petersburg](/source/Mayors_of_St._Petersburg%2C_Florida)
| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|11|12}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|9|9|1916|11|12}}
| party = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) (after 1972)
| term_start1 = 1961
| term_end1 = 1967
| term_start2 = 1971
| term_end2 = 1973
| predecessor1 = Edward F. Brantley
| successor1 = Don Jones
| predecessor2 = Don L. Spicer
| successor2 = Randolph Wedding
| spouse = {{marriage|Winifred Herlan Munyan|November 3, 1938}}
| other_party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) (until 1972)
| birth_place = [Detroit, Michigan](/source/Detroit%2C_Michigan), U.S.
| death_place = [Virginia Beach, Virginia](/source/Virginia_Beach%2C_Virginia), U.S.
| branch = {{navy|United States}}
| battles = *[World War II](/source/World_War_II)
| alma_mater = [Miami University](/source/Miami_University)
[Western Reserve University](/source/Western_Reserve_University)
[Harvard Business School](/source/Harvard_Business_School)
| children = 2
}}
'''Herman Wilson Goldner''' (November 12, 1916 – September 9, 2010) was a lawyer and politician in the United States. He served four terms as mayor of [St. Petersburg, Florida](/source/St._Petersburg%2C_Florida). Originally a Republican, he switched parties and became a Democrat during [Richard Nixon](/source/Richard_Nixon)'s presidency.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2002/08/21/herman-goldner-dubbed-a-pre-eminent-mayor/|title=Herman Goldner dubbed a "pre-eminent mayor'|website=Tampa Bay Times}}]
==Early life==
Goldner was born on November 12, 1916, in [Detroit, Michigan](/source/Detroit).[{{Cite web |title=Herman Goldner: Former mayor of St. Petersburg known as an outspoken visionary |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/337832331/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}] He received his undergraduate degree at [Miami University](/source/Miami_University), law degree at [Western Reserve University](/source/Case_Western_Reserve_University), and business degree from [Harvard Business School](/source/Harvard_Business_School).[{{Cite news |date=1968-04-07 |title=GOP Senate Race: Gurney or Goldner |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-gop-senate-race-gurney/147062241/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |work=Tampa Bay Times |pages=54}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.stpete.org/government/mayor___city_council/mayor_s_office/past_mayors.php|title=St. Petersburg|website=www.stpete.org}}] In the [1964 election](/source/1964_United_States_presidential_election), he refused to support [Barry Goldwater](/source/Barry_Goldwater) and instead endorsed [Lyndon B. Johnson](/source/Lyndon_B._Johnson).[{{Cite web|url=https://baysoundings.com/tbrpc-celebrates-50-years-of-regional-leadership/,%20https://baysoundings.com/tbrpc-celebrates-50-years-of-regional-leadership/|title=TBRPC Celebrates 50 Years of Regional Leadership - Bay Soundings|date=March 20, 2012}}]
Goldner championed the elimination of St. Petersburg city ordinances that practiced segregation.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18744479/tampa-bay-times/|title=Clipped From Tampa Bay Times|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |date=December 15, 1966|pages=10|via=newspapers.com}}] with caricatured depictions of African Americans.[{{Cite web|url=https://theweeklychallenger.com/the-blank-wall-in-city-hall/|title=I AM: The blank wall in city hall|date=January 2, 2020}}]
In 1972, he switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democratic and endorsed [Edmund Muskie](/source/Edmund_Muskie).[{{Cite news |date=1972-02-01 |title=Florida Mayor Bolts G.O.P. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/02/01/archives/florida-mayor-bolts-gop.html |access-date=2023-06-24 |issn=0362-4331}}]
==Personal life==
He married his wife Winifred Herlan Munyan, on November 3, 1938.["Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", ''FamilySearch'' (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27KQ-99N: Sat May 08 11:30:47 UTC 2024), Entry for Herman Wilson Goldner and Winifred Herlan Munyan, 03 Nov 1938.] They both had two sons, Brian and Michael.