Wilbur Fisk Hyer
American politician
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Wilbur Fisk Hyer (March 24, 1839 – November 18, 1897) was an American politician, physician, and Mississippi state legislator in the 1870s and 1880s.
Wilbur Fisk Hyer | |
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| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 25th district | |
| In office January 3, 1882 – January 5, 1886 | |
| Succeeded by | George M. Batchelor |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Marshall County district | |
| In office 1872–1873 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 24, 1839 |
| Died | November 18, 1897 (aged 58) |
Biography
Wilbur Fisk Hyer was born on March 24, 1839, in Summerville, Tennessee.[1] He was the son of William Hyer, a Tennessee Methodist minister, and Grace (Tobey) Hyrer.[1][2] He represented Marshall County in the Mississippi House of Representatives in the 1872 and 1873 sessions.[1][2][3] He represented the 25th district in the Mississippi State Senate from 1882 to 1886.[3][4][5][1] From 1880 to 1881 he was the president of the Mississippi Board of Health.[2][1] He was found dead in his bed on the morning of November 18, 1897, in Meridian, Mississippi.[6][1] He was about 60 years old.[6]
Personal life
In 1861, Hyer married Elizabeth Bowen, who was a native of Mississippi.[2][1] They had six children.[1] Their daughter, Grace, married politician William Hemingway in 1901.[2] Hemingway was a mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, and a member of the Mississippi State Senate in the 1920 session.[2]