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'''Edwin S. Mayer''' (August 1, 1896 &ndash; March 26, 1963) was a figure in the [[Republican Party]] in his native U.S. state of [[Texas]], the only delegate to the 1960 Republican National Convention who abstained in the selection of [[Richard Nixon]]'s running-mate, [[Henry Cabot Lodge]], former U.S. senator from [[Massachusetts]].<ref name=txonline>{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fmaay|title=Mayer, Edwin S.|author|Robin Dutton|publisher=Texas State Historical Association on-line|accessdate=May 7, 2017}}</ref> The Nixon-Lodge ticket went on to lose nationally and in Texas in the hard-fought race against [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], another Texan native.

'''Edwin S. Mayer''' (August 1, 1896 &ndash; March 26, 1963) was a figure in the [[Republican Party]] in his native U.S. state of [[Texas]], the only delegate to the 1960 Republican National Convention who abstained in the selection of [[Richard Nixon]]'s running-mate, Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., a former U.S. senator from [[Massachusetts]] and the grandson of [[Woodrow Wilson]]'s nemesis over the [[League of Nations]], [[Henry Cabot Lodge, senior|Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr.]]<ref name=txonline>{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fmaay|title[[L=Mayer, Edwin S.|author|Robin Dutton|publisher=Texas State Historical Association on-line|accessdate=May 7, 2017}}</ref> The Nixon-Lodge ticket went on to lose nationally and in Texas as well in the hard-fought race against [[John F. Kennedy]], also of Massachusetts, and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], another Texan native.

Born in [[San Antonio]] to Sol and Ernestine E. Mayer, he was educated in [[Fort Worth]], [[Kansas City]], Missouri]], and [[Denver]], [[Colorado]], but graduated from Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, [[Illinois]]. He served for twenty-seven months in [[World War I]] and for four years in [[World War II]], in which he reached the rank of [[lieutenant colonel]] in the [[United States Army Air Corps]], forerunner of the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]].<ref name=txonline/>

Born in [[San Antonio]] to Sol and Ernestine E. Mayer, he was educated in [[Fort Worth]], [[Kansas City]], Missouri]], and [[Denver]], [[Colorado]], but graduated from Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, [[Illinois]]. He served for twenty-seven months in [[World War I]] and for four years in [[World War II]], in which he reached the rank of [[lieutenant colonel]] in the United States Army Air Corps, forerunner of the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]].<ref name=txonline/>

After studying business administration at the University of Denver, Mayer in 1924 began raising [[sheep]] and [[goat]]s and in the 1930s was the president and manager of the Lone Star Wool and Mohair Cooperative Association. He was for two years vice-president of the National Wool Growers Association and also presided over the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association. He was a director for the San Angelo National Bank in San Angelo, Texas, and the president of the San Angelo Community Concert Association and the Rotary Club. He was a member of the Concho Valley Council of the [[Boy Scouts]], the Masonic lodge, and the American Legion. <ref name=txonline/>

After studying business administration at the University of Denver, Mayer in 1924 began raising [[sheep]] and [[goat]]s and in the 1930s was the president and manager of the Lone Star Wool and Mohair Cooperative Association. He was for two years vice-president of the National Wool Growers Association and also presided over the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association. He was a director for the San Angelo National Bank in San Angelo, Texas, and the president of the San Angelo Community Concert Association and the Rotary Club. He was a member of the Concho Valley Council of the [[Boy Scouts]], the Masonic lodge, and the American Legion. <ref name=txonline/>