Lyman, S. P. (Samuel P.), 1804-1869

Samuel Phelps Lyman was born in 1804 and practiced law in Utica, New York, in the early 19th century. He joined the Anti-Masonic Party and corresponded with state and national political figures about political and party issues. Around 1836, Lyman became involved with the New York and Erie Railroad. He married Lydia Ann Thomas on August 30, 1830. Samuel P. Lyman died in 1869.

From the guide to the Samuel Lyman scrapbook, Lyman, Samuel scrapbook, 1827-1869, 1828-1839, (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan)