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Lyman, George Alexander

journalist, lecturer, was born June 26, 1838, in Winchester, N. H. In 1855 he graduated from the Northfield institute of Northfield, Mass. He is the editor and owner of The Journal of Amboy, Ill., and has been an extensive writer on social and political economy, and is known as a champion of the cause of popular education and also of higher education. He is a lecturer of the American Institute of Civics, and a brilliant orator. He takes an active part in the public affairs of his city, county and state; is a prominent member of several fraternal orders, in which he has held many positions of honor.