William Lyman (politician)

William Lyman (born December 7, 1755 in Northampton , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  September 22, 1811 in Cheltenham , England ) was an American politician . Between 1793 and 1797 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Lyman attended Yale College until 1776 . He joined the American Revolution and served as a major in the Revolutionary War . After the war he began a political career. In 1787 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts ; In 1789 he was a member of the State Senate . Politically, he became an opponent of the first federal government under President George Washington ( Anti-Administration Party ). He later became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson .

In the congressional election of 1792 Lyman was elected to the US House of Representatives in the second constituency of Massachusetts, where he succeeded Samuel Dexter on March 4, 1793 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1797 . Between 1796 and 1800, Lyman was Brigadier General of the Massachusetts State Militia. From 1805 he served as the American consul in London . He died on September 22, 1811 in Cheltenham, England.

Web links

• William Lyman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Lyman in the database of Find a Grave (English)