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Samuel Fowler Lyman
Gender:
Male
Born:
May 3, 1799
Died:
January 3, 1879
Home Town:
Northampton, MA
Later Residences:
Boston, MA
Marriage(s):
Almira Smith Lyman (November 7, 1824)
Biographical Notes:
Samuel Fowler Lyman was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Fowler) Lyman. He graduated from Harvard College before attending the Litchfield Law School.
After working briefly as a lawyer in Boston, MA, Fowler returned to Northampton, MA. He served a the register of probate of Hampshire County from 1827 to 1855 and later as the Judge of Probate until 1864 when his failing eyesight forced him to retire. He and his wife had two sons and two daughters.
After working briefly as a lawyer in Boston, MA, Fowler returned to Northampton, MA. He served a the register of probate of Hampshire County from 1827 to 1855 and later as the Judge of Probate until 1864 when his failing eyesight forced him to retire. He and his wife had two sons and two daughters.
Education
Years at LLS:
1819
Other Education:
Graduated from Harvard College in 1818 and received his Masters Degree in 1821.
Profession / Service
Profession:
Lawyer; Political Office
Local Posts:
Register of Probate (Hampshire County, MA) 1827-1855
Judge of Probate (Hampshire County, MA) 1855-1864
Judge of Probate (Hampshire County, MA) 1855-1864
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
- Almira Smith Lyman
Wife - Elizabeth Fowler Lyman
Mother - Joseph Lyman
Father
The Citation of Attendance provides primary source documentation of the student’s attendance at the Litchfield Female Academy and/or the Litchfield Law School. If a citation is absent, the student is thought to have attended but currently lacks primary source confirmation. Records for the schools were sporadic, especially in the formative years of both institutions. If instructors kept comprehensive records for the Litchfield Female Academy or the Litchfield Law School, they do not survive. Researchers and staff have identified students through letters, diaries, family histories and genealogies, and town histories as well as catalogues of students printed in various years. Art and needlework have provided further identification of Female Academy Students, and Litchfield County Bar records document a number of Law School students. The history of both schools and the identification of the students who attended them owe credit to the early 20th century research and documentation efforts of Emily Noyes Vanderpoel and Samuel Fisher, and the late 20th century research and documentation efforts of Lynne Templeton Brickley and the Litchfield Historical Society staff.
CITATION OF ATTENDANCE:
Catalogue of the Litchfield Law School Hartford, CT: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1849.
Secondary Sources:
Coleman, Lyman. Genealogy of the Lyman Family in Great Britain and America. Albany: J. Munsell, 1872.
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