Robert Lyle (Minnesota politician)

Robert Lyle was an American politician, pioneer, and farmer.

Robert Lyle
Born29 February 1808 Edit this on Wikidata
Washington County Edit this on Wikidata
Died21 June 1896 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 88)
Bates County Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationPolitician, judge, postmaster Edit this on Wikidata
Position heldmember of the Minnesota House of Representatives Edit this on Wikidata

Lyle moved to Minnesota Territory from Ohio in 1856. He served in the Minnesota State Constitutional Convention of 1857. In 1857, Lyle was elected to the first state Minnesota House of Representatives. Later, he served as probate judge for Mower County, Minnesota. In 1868, he moved to Missouri.[1] The city of Lyle, Minnesota was named after him.[2]

Notes
  1. Robert Lyle, Minnesota Legislators Past and Present
  2. History of Lyle, Minnesota Archived 2007-07-02 at the Wayback Machine


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