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Matthew Lyon
Matthew Lyon (July 14, 1749 – August 1, 1822) was an Irish-born American printer, farmer, soldier and politician, who served as a United States representative from both Vermont and Kentucky.Lyon represented Vermont in Congress from 1797 to 1801, and represented Kentucky from 1803 to 1811. His tenure in Congress was tumultuous. He brawled with one Congressman, and was jailed on charges of violating the Sedition Act, winning re-election to Congress from inside his jail cell.
Lyon's trial, conviction, and incarceration boosted his status among the fledgling Democratic-Republican Party as a free-speech martyr. Provided by Wikipedia
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Letter from Mathew Lyon late representative in Congress, from the state of Vermont to citizen John Adams ; to which is added, extracts from the speech of President Adams, on his ta...
Published 1801Search for the full-text online version of this title in the Early American imprints database
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Mr. Lyon's speech in favor of peace delivered on the 7th February, in Committee of the whole House of Representatives of the United States ... to issuing letters of marque and repr...
Published 1809Search for the full-text online version of this title in the Early American imprints database
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Mr. Lyon's speech in favor of peace delivered on the 7th of February, in Committee of the whole House of Representatives of the United States ... to issuing letters of marque and r...
Published 1809Search for the full-text online version of this title in the Early American imprints database
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