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Job Roberts Tyson

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Job Roberts Tyson (February 8, 1803 – June 27, 1858) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Job R. Tyson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed preparatory studies and taught school in Hamburg, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1827 and commenced practice in Philadelphia. He was also engaged in literary pursuits. He held several local offices and served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Tyson was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-fourth Congress. He died on his estate, "Woodlawn," in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in 1858. Interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.

Sources

  • United States Congress. "Job Roberts Tyson (id: T000454)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district
1855–1857 		Succeeded by


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