Lyman K. Bass

Lyman Kidder Bass ( born November 13, 1836 in Alden, Erie County, New York, † May 11, 1889 in New York City ) was an American politician. Between 1873 and 1877 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Lyman Bass attended the public schools of his home. In 1856 he graduated from Union College in Schenectady. After a subsequent law degree in 1858 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he began to work in Buffalo in this profession. Between 1865 and 1872 he was district attorney in Erie County. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Republican Party launched a political career. In 1870 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress yet.

In the congressional elections of 1872 bass but was then in the 31 electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Walter L. Sessions on March 4, 1873. After a re-election in the 32nd district of his state, he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1877 two legislative sessions. In 1876 he resigned for health reasons on another candidacy. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives bass practiced since 1877 in Colorado Springs in the state of Colorado as a lawyer. Between 1878 and 1884 he also worked as a consultant for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. He died on May 11, 1889 during a visit to New York City.