Benjamin Franklin Meyers (July 6, 1833 – August 11, 1918) was aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.Benjamin F. Meyers was born nearNew Centerville, Pennsylvania. He attended Somerset Academy and Jefferson College inCanonsburg, Pennsylvania (nowWashington and Jefferson College inWashington, Pennsylvania). He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in 1855. He served as a member of thePennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1864. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of1864,1880,1884,1888,1892,1896, and1900. He was the editor of theBedford Gazette and in 1868 of theHarrisburg Daily Patriot.
Meyers was elected as a Democrat to theForty-second Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in1872. He served as postmaster ofHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, by appointment of PresidentGrover Cleveland from 1886 to 1891. He was publisher of theDaily Star Independent in Harrisburg. He was engaged in public utilities, and died in Harrisburg in 1918. Interment inHarrisburg Cemetery.
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| Preceded by Frank C. Osburn | Democratic nominee forTreasurer of Pennsylvania 1895 | Succeeded by M.E. Brown |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 16th congressional district 1871–1873 | Succeeded by |
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