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 LYONS

LYTLE

LYONS, Samuel Ross, educator, was born in Winnsboro, S.C., April 28, 1849 ; son of George and Priscilla (Gibson) Lyons, grandson of James

and (Elliott) Lyons. He served in the 154th

Illinois volunteers in 1865 ; subsequently entered Monmouth college. 111., and was graduated from there A.B. in 1877. He studied theology at Xenia, Ohio ; was ordained to the United Presby- terian ministry in 1880 ; was pastor at Marissa, 111., 1880-85 ; and at Bloomington, Ind., 1885-98. In 1892 he was elected a trustee of Indiana university and in 1898 became president of Mon- mouth college. He was married in 1891 to Ale- thia, daughter of Andrew S. Cooper ; she died in Monmouth, 111., April 10, 1901. Erskine and Westminster colleges conferred upon him the honorary degree of D.D. in 1898.

LYTE, Eliphalet Oram, educator, was born at Bird-in-Hand, Pa., June 29, 1842; son of Louis Clarkson and Rebecca (Martin) Lyte ; grandson of Martin Lyte and of Robert Martin, and a de- scendant of Joshua Peeling, a prominent Revolu- tionary soldier. He served in the civil war, 1861- 65, being wounded at Chancellors ville, May 1, 1863. He taught school, 1867, was graduated from the State Normal school, Millersville, Pa., in 1868, and remained there as professor of lan- guage and pedagogy until 1887, when he was ad- vanced to the principalship. He became prom- inent in educational matters throughout the state. He was president of the Pennsylvania State Teachers' Association in 1891, and of the National Educational Association, of which he was a life-director, in 1899. Franklin and Mar- sliall college conferred upon him the degree of A.M. in 1878, and that of Ph.D. in 1887. His published works include : Forms of Parsing and Analysis (1879); Practical Bookkeeping (1880); The School Song-Book (1883); Grammar and Composition (1886); The School Bell (1892); Ele- mentary English (1898); Elements of Grammar and Composition (1898) ; Advanced Grammar and Composition (1899).

LYTLE, Robert Todd, representative, was born in Williamsburg, Ohio, in 1804 ; son of William and Eliza Nowell (Stahl) Lytle ; grand- son of William and Mary (Steel) Lytle, and a descendant of Christopher and Mary Lytle. His father (born at Carlisle, Pa., 1772; died, 1831) was major-general of state militia for the south- ern district of Ohio ; served in the Indian wars, was also surveyor-general of Ohio, Indiana and Michigan ; and founded Williamsburg, Clermont county, Ohio. His grandfather, William Lytle, was a commissioned officer in the French and Indian war, 1754-63, who removed to Kentucky from Pennsylvania in 1779. Robert T. Lytle was a representative in the Ohio legislature, 1828-29 ; a major-general in the Ohio militia ; a represent- VIL— 6

ative from the first district of Ohio in the 23d congress, 1833-35, and U.S. surveyor-general of public lands in Ohio, 1835-38. He married Eliz- abeth Haines of Cincinnati, Ohio. He died in New Orleans, La., Dec. 21, 1839.

LYTLE, William Haines, soldier, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 2, 1826; son of Gen. Robert Todd and Elizabeth (Haines) Lytle. He was graduated from Cincinnati college, studied law with his uncle, E. S. Haines, and in 1846 became lieutenant in the 2d Ohio infantry, and captain, Dec. 21, 1847. After the Mexican war he practised law in Cincinnati ; was a Dem- ocratic representative in the state legislature, 1852-54, and in 1857 was the Democratic can- didate for lieutenant-governor of Ohio on the ticket with H. B. Payne for governor. At the outbreak of the civil war he was major-general, commanding the Ist division, Ohio militia, and mustered the 5th, 6th, 9th and 10th regiments for three months' service. He also proposed to furnish an artillery regiment, but his offer was declined by the secretary of war. He was com- missioned colonel of the 10th Ohio infantry, and commanded a brigade in the engagement at Car- nifex Ferry, Sept. 10, 1861, where he was se- verely wounded. On his recovery he commanded the camp of rendezvous and instruction at Bards- town, Ky. ; was assigned to the command of the 17th brigade, 3d division, 1st army corps, Army of the Ohio, and serv- ed in the Alabama campaign and dur- ing General Buell's march into Ken- tucky, where he cov- ered the rear of the army. He was con- spicuous for his bra- very at the battle of Perryville, Oct. 8, 1862, where he led a charge in person, and in carrying out a fiank movement a fragment of shell struck him and he was

left on the field for dead. He was taken prisoner, and was exchanged, Feb. 4, 1863. He was promoted brigadier-general, Nov. 29, 1862, during his im- prisonment ; commanded the 1st brigade. 3d division, 2d army corps, Army of the Cumberland, in the Chickamauga campaign, and at Chicka- mauga, Sept. 20, 1863, during a charge which he led in person, he was pierced by several bullets and survived but a few moments. He is the author of the poem beginning : •♦ I am dying, Egypt, dying 1 " first published, July 29, 1858. He died near Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 20^ 1863.