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Caleb Lyon

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Caleb Lyon Famous memorial

Birth
Greig, Lewis County, New York, USA
Death
8 Sep 1875 (aged 52)
Rossville, Richmond County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 92, Lot 2244
Memorial ID
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US Congressman. He was elected to represent New York's 23rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1853 to 1855. In 1865 he was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as Governor of the Idaho Territory, and served in that office from 1864 to 1866.
US Congressman. He was elected to represent New York's 23rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1853 to 1855. In 1865 he was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as Governor of the Idaho Territory, and served in that office from 1864 to 1866.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Nov 6, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3901/caleb-lyon: accessed ), memorial page for Caleb Lyon (7 Dec 1822–8 Sep 1875), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3901, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.