George W. Lyman

George Williams Lyman
George Williams Lyman, c. 1860, based on a sculpture by Richard Saltonstall Greenough
Born(1786-12-04)December 4, 1786
Kennebunk, District of Maine, Massachusetts, United States
DiedSeptember 24, 1880(1880-09-24) (aged 93)
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Alma materHarvard University, 1807
Known forEstablishment and expansion of textile industry in New England and establishment of Hadley Falls Company
Spouses
  • Elizabeth Gray Otis
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    (m. 1810; died 1824)​
  • Anne Pratt
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    (m. 1827⁠–⁠1875)​
Children
  • Arthur T. Lyman
  • George T. Lyman
  • Lydia W. Lyman
FatherTheodore Lyman I
RelativesTheodore Lyman II (brother)

George Williams Lyman (December 4, 1786 – September 24, 1880) was an American industrialist and later described as one of the Boston Associates for his pioneering work in establishing textile mills throughout Massachusetts, and was one of the founding directors of the Hadley Falls Company which established Holyoke, Massachusetts.

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