Lyman Tremain | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from New York'sat-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Succeeded by | Henry W. Slocum |
| New York Attorney General | |
| In office January 1, 1858 – December 31, 1859 | |
| Governor | John A. King Edwin D. Morgan |
| Preceded by | Stephen B. Cushing |
| Succeeded by | Charles G. Myers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 14, 1819 |
| Died | November 30, 1878 (aged 59) New York City |
Lyman Tremain (June 14, 1819, inDurham,Greene County, New York – November 30, 1878, in New York City) was a jurist and politician from New York.
He was admitted to thebar in 1840 and practiced in Durham, where he was elected to his first political office astown supervisor in 1842. He was appointed District Attorney of Greene County in 1844. He was electedSurrogate in 1846, but lost reelection in 1851.
He moved toAlbany, New York in 1853 and entered into partnership with formerCongressmanRufus Wheeler Peckham in 1855. Elected as aDemocrat, he wasNew York State Attorney General from January 1, 1858, to December 31, 1859.
Heran unsuccessfully as theRepublican candidate forLieutenant Governor of New York in 1862. In June 1864 he was a delegate to the Baltimore Convention of theNational Union Party where he placed the name ofDaniel S. Dickinson in contention for the vice presidential nomination on the ticket with President Lincoln. He served as a member of theNew York State Assembly in 1866, and was electedSpeaker. He was a delegate to the1868 Republican National Convention and placed GovernorFenton's name in contention for Vice President on the ticket withGeneral Grant.
In 1872, Tremain was elected as a Republican to theForty-third United States Congress, defeating the incumbentSamuel Sullivan Cox. He served from March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1875, and then did not seek reelection. In 1873, Tremain also served with his partner's oldest son,Wheeler Hazard Peckham, as special counsel to the State in the prosecution ofBoss Tweed. After leaving Congress, Tremain returned to private legal practice in Albany and then died in New York City while visiting. He was buried inAlbany Rural Cemetery inMenands, New York.
Tremain's son Frederick Lyman (June 1843 – February 6, 1865) was alieutenant colonel of the10th New York Cavalry during theCivil War who was killed at theBattle of Hatcher's Run.
| New York State Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by Joseph Shook | New York State Assembly Albany County, 2nd District 1866 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | New York State Attorney General 1858–1859 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Speaker of the New York State Assembly 1866 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| New district | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's at-large congressional seat 1873–1875 | Succeeded by |
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