Robert T. Lytle | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1833 – March 10, 1834 | |
| Preceded by | James Findlay |
| In office December 27, 1834 – March 3, 1835 | |
| Succeeded by | Bellamy Storer |
| Member of theOhio House of Representatives from theHamilton County district | |
| In office December 1, 1828 – December 6, 1829 | |
| Preceded by | Elijah Hayward John C. Short Peter Bell |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Reese Alexander Duncan David T. Disney George Graham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Todd Lytle May 19, 1804 |
| Died | December 22, 1839 (age 35) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Spring Grove Cemetery |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Haines |
| Children | William, Josephine, Elizabeth Haines |
Robert Todd Lytle (May 19, 1804 – December 22, 1839) was a 19th-century lawyer and politician who representedOhio in theUnited States House of Representatives for one term from 1833 to 1835.
Lytle was born inWilliamsburg, Ohio, a nephew of John Rowan. He attended the uncommon schools andCincinnati College, and studied law in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was admitted to the bar in 1824. He started professional practice in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Married Elizabeth Haines ofNew Jersey November 30, 1825. They had a sonWilliam Haines Lytle, and two daughters, Josephine R., and Elizabeth Haines Lytle.[1]
He was elected county prosecuting attorney, and a member of the State house of representatives in 1828 and 1829.
He was then elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress and served from March 4, 1833, until March 10, 1834, when he resigned. He was reelected to fill the vacancy caused by his own resignation and served from December 27, 1834, to March 3, 1835.
After running as an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1834 to the Twenty-fourth Congress, Lytle resumed his law practice, focusing principally on real estate law. Lytle was an opponent of free black men and encouraged mob attacks against African Americans in Cincinnati. In 1836 he led rally that encouraged violence against African Americans, stating to the crowd that they should "castrate the men and the women!" He served asSurveyor General of the Northwest Territory in 1834–1838,[2] and major general of Ohio Militia in 1838.
Lytle died in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 22, 1839. He was buried inSpring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati.
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 1st congressional district 1833–1834 | Succeeded by himself |
| Preceded by himself | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 1st congressional district 1834–1835 | Succeeded by |
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