Lucius Lyon

Lucius Lyon

Lucius Lyon (* 26. February 1800 in Shelburne , Vermont ; † 24. September 1851 in Detroit , Michigan ) was an American politician of the Democratic Party , of the State of Michigan in both houses of Congress represented.

Life

Lucius Lyon attended elementary school and moved to Bronson in the Michigan Territory in 1821 . He worked there as a surveyor . His political career began with the election to the 23rd Congress , where he represented his territory from March 4, 1833 to March 3, 1835 as a non-voting delegate. During this time he was also a member of the Constituent Assembly for the Michigan Constitution . With the admission of Michigan to the Union, he was elected as one of the first two senators of his state to the US Senate . He served from January 26, 1837 to March 3, 1839 and did not stand for re-election. In the same year he moved within the state to Grand Rapids .

In the years 1837-1839 it belonged to the Committee of the University of Michigan and was the 1839 Commissioner for Affairs of the Indians in La Pointe , Wisconsin been appointed. From March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1845 he was a member of the House of Representatives of the 28th Congress , but again declined to be re-elected. In 1845, President James K. Polk appointed him general surveyor for the states of Ohio , Indiana and Michigan. To make things easier, he moved from Cincinnati to Detroit and held this position until 1850.

Lyon died on September 24, 1851 in Detroit and was buried in the local Elmwood Cemetery .

Web links

• Lucius Lyon in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)