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    Lyle, Robert

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Republican Constitutional Convention 1857 (District 8); House 1857-58 (District 13)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Dodge, Mower

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth:
    Birth Place: Ohio
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Lyle
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

    EDUCATION

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Judge: Mower County, Minnesota (Judge of Probate); 185? to 18??
    Territorial Republican Constitutional Convention: 8th Council District, Minnesota Territory; 07/13/1857 to 08/29/1857

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He moved to Mower County, Minnesota in November 1856. He moved to Missouri in 1868.

    Lyle Township in Mower County, Minnesota was named for him.

    His party affiliation was taken from the fact that he served on the Republican Constitutional Convention.

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    Total Days Served: 735

    SESSIONS SERVED

    1st Legislative Session (1857-1858)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 13
    Elected: 10/13/1857
    Residence: Lyle
    Term of Office: 12/2/1857 to 12/6/1859
    Counties Represented: Dodge, Mower
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: His party affiliation was taken from the fact that he served on the Republican Constitutional Convention.
    Committees:
    Session Notes: He was sworn in on December 14, 1857. His district number wasn't listed in the House Journal. We're fairly certain that this is his district but it should be verified in an authoritative source. An 1858-59 session was not held due to the protracted session of 1857-58. (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1872, p. 66) Thus, even though the first session was adjourned on August 12, 1858; the term end date for it is listed as the day before the second legislative session's start date.
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Photographs
    Robert Lyle of Austria, member of the First State Legislature (ca. 1858) From the Minnesota Historical Society's Visual Resources Database


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