Edwin Francis Lyford
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Edwin Francis Lyford | |
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| Member of the Massachusetts State Senate[1] 1st Hampden District[2] | |
| In office 1894[3]–1894[3] | |
| Majority | 1,438[2] |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] 7th Hampden District[4] | |
| In office 1892[3]–1893[3] | |
| Majority | 571 (November 1892 election)[5] |
| Member of the Springfield, Massachusetts City Council[1] | |
| In office 1885[3]–1886[3] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 8, 1857 |
| Died | October 15, 1929 (aged 72) Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Party | Republican[1] |
| Alma mater | Colby University, A.B., 1877, M.A. 1882[1] |
| Profession | Lawyer[5] |
Edwin Francis Lyford (September 8, 1857 – October 15, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician who served on the Springfield, Massachusetts, city council, as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and in the Massachusetts State Senate.[3]
Education
Lyford was born on September 8, 1857, in Waterville, Maine, to Moses and Mary L. (Dyer) Lyford.[1]
Lyford attended the Coburn Classical Institute and Colby University, from which he graduated with an A.B. degree in 1877, and a M.A. in 1882.[1]
Early career
After he graduated from Colby University, Lyford worked in the Waterville, Maine, law offices of Hon. Reuben Foster.[6] Lyford also worked as a teacher while he lived in Waterville, teaching in the local schools and at Colby University.[2] Lyford was admitted to the Maine Bar in 1879. In 1882 Lyford moved to Springfield[2] and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in that year.[3]
Springfield city council
Lyford was a member of the Springfield city council for two years[2] in 1885 and 1886.[3]