William Lyman was an American

United States

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 politician from Northampton, Massachusetts

Northampton, Massachusetts

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. Lyman was born in Northampton, Massachusetts to Captain William and Jemima (Sheldon) Lyman. Lyman attended Yale College

Yale College

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, graduating in 1776.

In about 1781, Lyman married Jerusha Welles, of East Hartford, Connecticut, they had eight children. Jerusha died at age 43, on June 11, 1803.<
Lyman served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1787 and in the Massachusetts State Senate in 1789.

Lyman was a candidate for the first congress, he ran in the Hampshire Berkshire District. Lyman ran as an Anti-Federalist against the Federalist

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 candidate Theodore Sedgwick

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. Sedgwick was elected however seventeen towns that were favorable to Lyman were late in sending in their returns, had these towns sent in their returns in a timely manner Lyman would have been elected.

Lyman represented Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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 in the United States House of Representatives

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 from March 4, 1793 to March 3, 1797.

In 1804 Lyman was made the U.S. consul in London

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. He died while on duty and is interred in the Cathedral

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 at Gloucester, England

Gloucester

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External links

• Lyman's memorial at Find A Grave
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