William Lyman (congressman)

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

Career

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

In the congressional elections of 1792 Lyman was elected in the second district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he succeeded by Samuel Dexter on March 4, 1793. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1797 two legislative sessions. Between 1796 and 1800 Lyman was brigadier general of state militia of Massachusetts. Since 1805 he served as American consul in London. He died on September 22, 1811 in Cheltenham, United Kingdom.

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