William Lyman (congressman)
| William Lyman | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd district |
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| In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1797 |
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| Preceded by | Artemas Ward |
| Succeeded by | William Shepard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 7, 1755 Northampton, Massachusetts |
| Died | September 22, 1811 London, England |
| Resting place | Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, England. |
| Political party | Anti-Administration |
| Spouse(s) | Jerusha Welles, d. June 11, 1803 [1] |
| Alma mater | Yale College[1] |
William Lyman (December 7, 1755 – September 22, 1811) was an American politician from Northampton, Massachusetts. Lyman was born in Northampton, Massachusetts to Captain William and Jemima (Sheldon) Lyman.[1] Lyman attended Yale College, graduating in 1776.[1]
In about 1781, Lyman married Jerusha Welles, of East Hartford, Connecticut, they had eight children. Jerusha died at age 43, on June 11, 1803.<[1] Lyman served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1787 and in the Massachusetts State Senate in 1789.[1]
Lyman was a candidate for the first congress, he ran in the Hampshire Berkshire District. Lyman ran as an Anti-Federalist against the Federalist candidate Theodore Sedgwick. Sedgwick was elected however seventeen towns that were favorable to Lyman were late in sending in their returns, had these towns sent in their returns in a timely manner Lyman would have been elected.[2]
Lyman represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1793 to March 3, 1797.
In 1804 Lyman was made the U.S. consul in London. He died while on duty and is interred in the Cathedral at Gloucester, England.
[edit] External links
- William Lyman at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Lyman's memorial at Find A Grave
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Dexter, Franklin Bowditch (1903), Biographical sketches of the graduates of Yale college with annals of the College History Vol. III, New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company, pp. 619–620.
- ^ Stephens, Frank Fletcher (1909), The transitional period, 1788-1789, in the government of the United States, Columbia, MO: E. W. Stephens Publishing Company, p. 59.
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| Preceded by Benjamin Goodhue |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1797 alongside: Dwight Foster, Theodore Sedgwick, Artemas Ward on a General ticket (1793-1795) |
Succeeded by William Shepard |
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United States Consul to London January 11, 1805 – September 22, 1811 |
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