Theodore Lyman
Mayor of Boston
Died when: 56 years 301 days (681 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Theodore Lyman II (September 20, 1792 – July 18, 1849) was an American philanthropist, politician, and author, born in Boston, the son of and Lydia Pickering Williams.
He graduated from Harvard in 1810, visited Europe (1812–14), studied law, and with Edward Everett, revisited Europe in 1817–19.From 1819 to 1822 he was an aide to John Brooks, the Governor of Massachusetts.
He became brigadier general of militia in 1823, and from 1820 to 1825 he served in the State Legislature,
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