Chittenden Lyon

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Chittenden Lyon (born February 22, 1787 in Fair Haven , Rutland County , Vermont Republic , †  November 23, 1842 in Eddyville , Kentucky ) was an American politician . Between 1827 and 1835 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Chittenden Lyon was a son of Congressman Matthew Lyon (1749-1822). He attended the public schools in his home country. In 1801 he and his parents moved to Caldwell County , Kentucky. In the local community Eddyville he was active in trade; he also worked in agriculture. In the 1820s, Lyon began a political career. He joined the faction around the future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by him . He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1822 and 1824 . Then he sat in the State Senate .

In the congressional elections of 1826 1826 Lyon was elected in the twelfth constituency of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded John Flournoy Henry on March 4, 1827 . Until March 3, 1833 he represented this district in Congress. For the following legislative period until March 3, 1835, he moved to the first district of his state as the successor to Henry Daniel . He spent a total of four legislative terms in Congress between 1827 and 1835 . Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.

In 1834 Chittenden Lyon renounced another candidacy. After leaving the US House of Representatives, he resumed his previous activities. He died in Eddyville on November 23, 1842. In 1854, parts of Caldwell County in Kentucky became Lyon County , which was named after him .

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SURNAME Lyon, Chittenden
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1787
PLACE OF BIRTH Fair Haven , Rutland County , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH November 23, 1842
Place of death Eddyville , Kentucky