Asa Lyon
American politician
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Asa Lyon (December 31, 1763 – April 4, 1841) was an American politician. He served as a United States representative from Vermont.
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Asa Lyon | |
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Rich |
| Succeeded by | Heman Allen |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
| In office 1799-1802 1804-1806 1808 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 31, 1763 |
| Died | April 4, 1841 (aged 77) South Hero, Vermont, U.S. |
| Party | Federalist |
| Spouse | Esther Newell Lyon |
| Children | Esther Lyon, Abigail Lyon and Newell Lyon |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Profession | Politician, Pastor |
Biography
Lyon was born in Pomfret in the Connecticut Colony to Jonathan Lyon and Rebecca Maxley Lyon. He attended the common schools. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1790.[1] He was a divinity student with the Reverend Charles Backus in Somers, Connecticut.[2] Lyon was ordained the pastor of the Congregational Church in Sunderland, Massachusetts, in 1792.[3] He moved to South Hero, Vermont, in 1794 where he studied law. Lyon was also a tutor, and among his students was Herman R. Beardsley, who later served as a Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[4]
Lyon was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1799 until 1802, 1804 until 1806 and 1808. He was a member of the Vermont Executive Council in 1808.[5] Lyon was a town representative in Grande Isle from 1810 until 1813.[6] He organized the church in South Hero and served as its first pastor from 1802 until 1840,[7] and as chief judge of Grand Isle County Courts from 1805 until 1809, 1813 and 1814.[8]
He was elected as a Federalist candidate to the Fourteenth United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1815, until March 3, 1817.[9]
Family life
Lyon married Esther Newell Lyon. They had three children, Esther Lyon, Abigail Lyon and Newell Lyon.[7] Lyon was thought to be the second-cousin of Robert Burns, the Scottish poet and lyricist.[10][11]
Death
Lyon died in South Hero on April 4, 1841.[7] He is interred at the Grand Isle Cemetery in Grand Isle, Vermont.[7]