William Whittingham Lyman (July 28, 1850, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

-1921) was the son of Theodore Benedict Lyman

Theodore Benedict Lyman

Theodore Benedict Lyman , was the fourth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. He was born in Brighton, Massachusetts. Father of William Whittingham Lyman...

. He built the Lyman winery, now known as the El Molino winery. At one point owned what has now become Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park

Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park

Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park is a California state park located in Napa County between St. Helena and Calistoga. The park is the site of a water-powered grist mill that was built in 1846. It was once the center of social activity as Napa Valley settlers gathered to have their corn and wheat...

. He helped found Grace Episcopal Church of St. Helena, California

St. Helena, California

St. Helena is a city in Napa County, California, United States. It is part of the northern San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 5,814 at the 2010 census....

. Lyman was a Lieutenant Colonel in the State militia, and was a member of Governor Bartlett’s staff and an Aide-de-camp. He was married in Sacramento, in 1880, to Mrs. Sarah A. Nowland. They had two sons: Theodore Benedict, Jr. and William Whittingham Lyman Jr

William Whittingham Lyman Jr

William Whittingham Lyman Jr, also known as Jack Lyman, was an American writer and academic, primarily in the field of Celtic studies.-Life and work:...

.

Career

He resided at his birthplace until 1860, when he, with his parents, went to Europe, and remained there ten years. During this time he was educated at the School of Mines, at Freiberg, Saxony, and at the University of Berlin. In December, 1870, he returned to America, and in 1871 came to California, he engaged in wine-making, general farming, milling etc. Mr. Lyman was the Secretary of the Napa Valley Wine Company, one of the most extensive companies engaged in the wine business in the State.

External links