Lyman T. Tingier

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Lyman Twining Tingier (June 9, 1862 – April 3, 1920) was an American politician who was the 75th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1913 to 1915. A Democrat, Tingier ran for the office of governor in 1914.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1685 |title=Guide to U.S. Elections |date= 24 December 2015|isbn=9781483380353 |accessdate=2020-06-18|last1=Kalb |first1=Deborah |publisher=CQ Press }}

Tingier was born June 9, 1862, in Webster, Massachusetts, the son of Seymour Allen Tingier and Sarah Jane Twining. After attending public schools in Webster, he studied at the Nichols Academy. In 1888, Tingier graduated from Yale Law School and was admitted to the Connecticut bar. In 1889, he settled in Rockville, Connecticut. In 1893, Tingier married Charlotte Eliza Skinner.

In 1908 and 1910, Tingier was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives. During his second term, he served on the Judiciary Committee and was selected as Democratic leader of the House. In December 1911, Tingier was also elected mayor of Rockville.{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_OYCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA50 |chapter=Lyman T. Tangier |title=Legislative History and Souvenir of Connecticut |date=1912 |page=50 |publisher=William Harrison Taylor |location=Hartford, Connecticut |access-date=2022-07-05}}

Tingier died at his home in Rockville on April 3, 1920.{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/04/04/112648682.html?pageNumber=22 |title=Ex-Lieut. Gov. Lyman T. Tingier |date=4 April 1920 |page=22 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=2022-07-05}}

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