Samuel Lyman

Samuel Lyman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1795 – November 6, 1800
Preceded by	Shearjashub Bourne Peleg Coffin Jr. (General ticket)
Succeeded by	Ebenezer Mattoon
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate
In office 1790–1793
Personal details
Born	(1749-01-25)January 25, 1749 Goshen, Connecticut Colony, British America
Died	June 5, 1802(1802-06-05) (aged 53) Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Federalist
Occupation	Lawyer

Samuel Lyman (January 25, 1749 – June 5, 1802) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Goshen in the Connecticut Colony on January 25, 1749. He attended Goshen Academy and graduated from Yale College in 1770. He taught school, studied law in Litchfield, Connecticut, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hartford.

He moved to Springfield, Massachusetts in 1784, was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and served in the Massachusetts State Senate. He was a justice of the court of common pleas of Hampshire County, and was elected as a Federalist to the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1795, until November 6, 1800 when he resigned. He died in Springfield on June 5, 1802. His interment was in Goshen, Connecticut.

References

• United States Congress. "Samuel Lyman (id: L000528)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.