Elisha Dyer junior

Elisha Dyer junior

Elisha Dyer junior (born November 29, 1839 in Providence , Rhode Island , † November 29, 1906 ibid) was an American politician and from 1897 to 1900 governor of the state of Rhode Island.

Early years and advancement

Elisha Dyer Jr. was a son of Elisha Dyer Sr. , who had been Governor of Rhode Island between 1857 and 1859. The younger Dyer studied chemistry at Brown University and at the University of Giessen in Germany . In Rhode Island he became a member of the militia. During his father's tenure he was his liaison officer ( aide-de-camp ) to this group. During the Civil War , he was only used in administrative posts after an injury sustained during an exercise in April 1861. Nonetheless, he made a steep military career. At the end of the war he was a colonel. Even after that he remained a member of the militia and rose to become brigadier general . Between 1882 and 1895 he was commander in chief of the force that he reformed during this time.

Political career

Elisha Dyer became a member of the Republican Party like his father . In 1877 he was elected to the Rhode Island Senate. Between 1878 and 1883 he was a member of his state's health committee and from 1880 to 1881 he was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives . In his hometown of Providence he was a city councilor from 1890 to 1891 and a member of the school committee from 1888 to 1897. In 1897 he was elected as his party's candidate for governor of his state. He held this office between May 25, 1897 and May 29, 1900. During this time, a new state flag was introduced and the state's eastern border was established. During Dyer's tenure, the Spanish-American War fell , to which Rhode Island also had to make its contribution, but which was comparatively small due to the briefness of the war.

After the end of his governorship, Dyer was re-elected to the State Senate in 1904. In 1905 he was appointed Mayor of Providence to succeed Augustus S. Miller . He held this office until his death on his 67th birthday in 1906. The governor had four children with his wife, Nancy Anthony Viall.

Web links

• Elisha Dyer Jr. in the National Governors Association (English)
• Elisha Dyer Jr. in the database of Find a Grave (English)