{{Short description|American politician (1770-1842)}} {{hatnote|For Lyman's Law concerning Japanese pronunciation, see Rendaku#Lyman's Law.}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Lyman Law | image = | alt = | caption = | order = | office = | term_start = | term_end = | alongside = | predecessor = | successor = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1770|8|19}} | birth_place = New London, Connecticut, British America | death_date = {{death date and age|1842|2|3|1770|8|19}} | death_place = New London, Connecticut, U.S. | resting_place = Cedar Grove Cemetery | party = | spouse = Elizabeth Learned | relations = Jonathan Law (grandfather) | father = Richard Law | children = John and William | education = Yale College | alma_mater = | occupation = {{hlist|Politician|lawyer}} | signature = }}
'''Lyman Law''' (August 19, 1770 – February 3, 1842), son of Richard Law and father of John Law and William Henry Law, was a United States representative from Connecticut.
==Early life== Lyman Law was born on August 19, 1770, in New London, Connecticut, to Richard Law. His grandfather was Jonathan Law.<ref name="bio">{{Cite web |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000126 |title=Law, Lyman |work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |access-date=2026-01-10}}</ref><ref name="williamhenry">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-journal-courier-obituary-28/188576243/ |title=Obituary |date=1881-03-28 |newspaper=Journal and Courier |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2026-01-10}}{{Open access}}</ref> He pursued classical studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1791. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1793 and commenced practice in New London.<ref name="bio"/>
==Career== Law was a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives in 1801, 1802, 1806, 1809, 1810, 1819, and 1826, and served as speaker in 1806, 1809, and 1810. He was elected as a Federalist to the Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Congresses (March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1817).<ref name="bio"/> He then returned to practicing law.<ref name="bio"/> He was the sixth Grand Master of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Connecticut, serving from 1821 to 1822.<ref name="bio"/>
==Personal life== Law married Elizabeth Learned, daughter of Amasa Learned.<ref name="williamhenry"/> His son John Law served as United States Representative from Indiana and his son William Henry Law was a member of the Connecticut General Assembly.<ref name="bio"/><ref name="williamhenry"/>
Law died in New London on February 3, 1842, and was originally buried in the "Second Burial Ground" and was reburied in Cedar Grove Cemetery in 1851.<ref name="bio"/>
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