Joseph Lyman

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Joseph Lyman
William H. M. Pusey
Succeeded byJoseph R. Reed
Personal details
Born(1840-09-13)September 13, 1840
Lyons, Michigan, U.S.
DiedJuly 9, 1890(1890-07-09) (aged 49)
Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S
Political partyRepublican
Military service
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Years of service1861–1865
Rank Major
UnitCompany E, 4th Iowa Cavalry Regiment
29th Iowa Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars

Joseph Lyman (September 13, 1840 – July 9, 1890) was a

U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district
in southwestern Iowa.

Biography

Lyman was born in Lyons, Michigan, in Ionia County. After he attended the common schools in Ohio, he moved to Big Grove (later named Oakland), Iowa, in 1857. He then attended Iowa College (later named Grinnell College), in Grinnell, Iowa.

After the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, Lyman enlisted in the

29th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment, from October 19, 1862, to February 21, 1865, including service during 1864 as aide de camp and Inspector General on the staff of Brig. Gen. Samuel Allen Rice.[1] He was a major of the same regiment and aide de camp and acting assistant adjutant general on the staff of Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele from February 21, 1865, to August 10, 1865.[1]

After the war, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1866, and commenced practice in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He initially served as deputy collector of internal revenue of the fifth district of Iowa, from 1867 to 1870. Later in his legal career, he became a judge of the circuit court in 1884.

In 1884, he was elected as a Republican to the

Fiftieth U.S. Congress
). However, he declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1888. In all, he served in Congress from March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1889.

Lyman resumed the practice of law in Council Bluffs, where he died of paralysis, after a long period of sickness.[1] He was interred in Fairview Cemetery.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Obituary," New York Times, 1890-07-10 at p. 5.
  • United States Congress. "Joseph Lyman (id: L000526)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-04-20

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Iowa's 9th congressional district
1885–1889 		Succeeded by
Joseph R. Reed
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