James Manning Tyler
James Manning Tyler | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 |
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Preceded by | Dudley C. Denison |
Succeeded by | Luke P. Poland |
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
In office 1863–1864 |
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Personal details | |
Born | Wilmington, Vermont, USA |
April 27, 1835
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Brattleboro, Vermont, USA |
Citizenship | United States |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Jane Pearson Miles Tyker |
Alma mater | Albany Law School |
Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Judge |
James Manning Tyler (April 27, 1835 – October 13, 1926) was an American politician, lawyer and judge from Vermont. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont.
Biography
Tyler was born in Wilmington, Vermont, son of Ephraim Tyler and Mary (Bissell) Tyler. He attended the Brattleboro Academy.[1] He graduated from Albany Law School and was admitted to the bar in September 1860.[2] Tyler began the practice of law in Wilmington.
He served as member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1863 and 1864, and as State's attorney in 1866 and 1867.[3] He was a trustee of the Brattleboro Retreat from 1875 until 1926, and a Trustee of the Vermont Asylum for the Insane from 1875 until 1926.[4]
Tyler was elected as a Republican candidate to the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses, serving from March 4, 1879 until March 3, 1883.[5] He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1882.
After serving in Congress, he resumed the practice of his profession in Brattleboro, Vermont. Tyler was appointed a judge of the Vermont Supreme Court in September 1887 and served until his resignation on December 1, 1908.[6] He served as president of the Vermont National Bank from 1917 until 1923, and as president of the Vermont-Peoples' National Bank in 1923 and 1924.[7]
Tyler died on October 13, 1926 in Brattleboro, Vermont, and is interred in the Prospect Hill Cemetery in Brattleboro.[8][9]
Personal life
Tyler married Jane Pearson Miles on September 1, 1875. They had one child who died in infancy.[10]
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External links
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- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: TYLER, James Manning, (1835 - 1926)
- Find A Grave: James Manning Tyler
- The Political Graveyard: Tyler, James Manning (1835-1926)
- Govtrack.us: Rep. James Tyler
- Our Campaigns: Tyler, James Manning
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's 2nd congressional district 1879-1883 |
Succeeded by Luke P. Poland |
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