Lyon, Caleb
state senator, congressman, governor, was born Dec. 7, 1822, in Lyondale, N. Y. He was secretary of the convention called in 1849 to form a constitution for California; and designed the coat of arms for the golden state. From his native state he was elected to the assembly, and was elected to the state senate. He was elected a representative in the thirty-third congress from New York; and in 1864 was appointed governor of Idaho. He died Sept. 8, 1875, on Staten Island, N. Y.