Samuel Lyman | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd district |
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In office March 4, 1795 – November 6, 1800 |
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Preceded by |
Shearjashub Bourne Peleg Coffin, Jr. (General ticket) |
Succeeded by | Ebenezer Mattoon |
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
In office 1790–1793 |
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Personal details | |
Born | January 25, 1749 Goshen, Connecticut |
Died | June 5, 1802 (aged 53) Springfield, Massachusetts |
Political party | Federalist |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Samuel Lyman (January 25, 1749 – June 5, 1802) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Goshen, Connecticut on January 25, 1749. He attended Goshen Academy and graduated from Yale College in 1770. He taught school, studied law in Litchfield, Connecticut, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hartford.
He moved to Springfield, Massachusetts in 1784, was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and served in the Massachusetts State Senate. He was a justice of the court of common pleas of Hampshire County, and was elected as a Federalist to the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1795, until November 6, 1800 when he resigned. He died in Springfield on June 5, 1802. His interment was in Goshen, Connecticut.