Tyson, Job R
lawyer, legislator, congressman, author, was born Feb. 8, 1803, in Philadelphia, Pa. He frequently served in the city councils of Philadelphia; and was a representative from Pennsylvania to the thirty-fourth congress. He also served in the legislature of Pennsylvania; and through his exertions the archives. of that state were first published. He was the author of Essay on the Penal Laws of Pennsylvania; The Lottery System of the United States; Social and Intellectual State of Pennsylvania prior to 1743; and Resources and Commerce of Philadelphia. He died June 27, 1858, in Woodlawn Hall, Pa.