Caleb Lyon

Caleb Lyon

Infobox_Officeholder
name=Caleb Derk Lyon



office=2nd Governor of Idaho Territory
term_start=1864
term_end=1865
predecessor=William H. Wallace
successor=David W. Ballard
office2=Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 23rd district
term_start2=March 4, 1853
term_end2=March 3, 1855
predecessor2=Leander Babcock
successor2=William A. Gilbert
date of birth=December 7, 1822
place of birth=Greig, New York
dead = dead
date of death=death date and age|1875|9|8|1822|12|7
place of death=Rossville, Staten Island, New York
residence=
spouse=
profession=
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party=Independent (1850s), Republican (1860s)|

Caleb Dell Lyon (December 7, 1822 in Greig, New YorkSeptember 8, 1875 in Staten Island, New York) was governor of Idaho Territory from 1864 to 1865 during the last half of the American Civil War. [ [http://www.infoplease.com/biography/us/congress/lyon-caleb.html infoplease.com - Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present] ]

In 1847 he was appointed US Consul to Shanghai, but never made it to China - instead he moved to California, and was credited as the designer of the California State Seal adopted in 1849, although the actual design was by Robert S. Garnett. [ [http://capitolmuseum.ca.gov/virtualtours/capitol/html/links/link47.html California State Capitol Museum: Great Seal of California] ]

As territorial Governor, Lyon proved to be extremely unpopular. One journalist wrote he was "a conceited, peculiar man, who made many enemies and misappropriated much of the public funds." During Lyon's administration, the territorial capital was moved from Lewiston to Boise, reputedly because Lyon thought it was better to have the capital in a larger city.

Lyon started a diamond-prospecting frenzy when he claimed that a prospector had found a diamond near Ruby City, Idaho. Although hundreds of men staked claims, no genuine diamonds were found as a result. [Dan Plazak - "A Hole in the Ground with a Liar at the Top" (2006) ISBN 978-0-87480-840-7]

Lyon served a single term in the United States House of Representatives from 1853 to 1855, representing New York as an independent.

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