Job Lyman Explained

Job Lyman (December 9, 1781 – September 10, 1870) was a Vermont politician, attorney and banker who served as Vermont's State Auditor.

Biography

Job Lyman was born in Northampton, Massachusetts on December 9, 1781. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1804, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and began a practice in Woodstock, Vermont.^{[1] [2]}

In addition to practicing law, Lyman was involved in banking, serving as Cashier of the Woodstock branch of the Vermont State Bank and President of the Woodstock Bank.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Lyman was active in local government, including serving as a Justice of the Peace and Auditor for Windsor County.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Active in the Congregational church, Lyman served as Treasurer of the Vermont Domestic Missionary Society from 1821 to 1827.^[10]

From 1813 to 1815 Lyman served as Vermont's Auditor of Accounts.^[11]

From 1829 to 1830 Lyman served as a member of Vermont's Governor's Council.^{[12] [13]}

In 1850 Lyman moved to Burlington, where he died on September 10, 1870.^{[14] [15] [16]} He was buried at Lakeview Cemetery in Burlington.^[17]

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=8Cr5seuiQ2wC&pg=PA664 Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=sju7AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA119 Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College
3. Genealogy of the Lyman family in Great Britain & America, by Lyman Coleman, 1872, page 267
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=g7c3AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA446 Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=yhpEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA81 The Laws of the State of Vermont
6. https://books.google.com/books?id=YoEUAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA269 Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windsor County, Vt., for 1883-84
7. https://books.google.com/books?id=NzwzAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA35 Journal of the Vermont House of Representatives
8. https://books.google.com/books?id=KDEFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA279 Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont
9. https://books.google.com/books?id=lDkTAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA3-PA13 Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont
10. https://books.google.com/books?id=obHRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA16 The Congregational Churches of Vermont and Their Ministry, 1762-1914
11. https://books.google.com/books?id=e4wUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA381 Early History of Vermont
12. https://books.google.com/books?id=47k1AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA413 Early History of Vermont
13. https://books.google.com/books?id=aY0MAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA345 Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont
14. https://books.google.com/books?id=Y4EUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA475 History of Woodstock, Vermont
15. https://books.google.com/books?id=MVjgf5yLEWMC&pg=PA325 Antiquities, Historicals and Graduates of Northampton
16. https://books.google.com/books?id=zN8SAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA319 The Dartmouth
17. News: May 26, 1890 . The Late Edward Lyman . . Burlington, VT . 5 . subscription . Newspapers.com.