Robert Lyle (Minnesota politician)

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

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

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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