Military officer, lawyer, and textile manufacturer who served as Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1812–1816.
| When Burke met | 1812 |
| Where Burke met | Johnstown, RI |
| Occupation | Civil Office |
| Interaction with Burke | Burke stayed with him and distributed materials at his factory |
| Identity Status | Confirmed |
| Genealogy | Wikitree |
| Memoir Pages | 74. 82 |
Notes
Daniel Lyman (1756–1830) was a military officer, lawyer, and textile manufacturer born in Durham, Connecticut. After graduating from Yale College in 1776, he served as a captain and major in the Continental Army, participating in engagements such as Ticonderoga and acting as aide-de-camp to General William Heath. He settled in Newport, Rhode Island, marrying Mary “Polly” Wanton in 1782 (conflictingly reported in one record as 1792). A prominent Newport lawyer, Lyman served as the port’s surveyor, a delegate to the Hartford Convention, and Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court for a term from 1812–1816. Relocating his primary estate to North Providence by 1808, he became a pioneering industrialist by organizing the Lyman Cotton Manufacturing Company, which opened an 1811 mill recognized for utilizing Rhode Island’s first water-powered cotton loom.
Sources
Burke, William. Memoir of William Burke: A Soldier of the Revolution, Reformed from Intemperance, and for Many Years a Consistent and Devoted Christian; Carefully Prepared from a Journal Kept by Himself; to Which Is Added, an Extract from a Sermon Preached at His Funeral, by Rev. Nathaniel Miner. Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany, 1837.