Lyman Twining Tingier (June 9, 1862 – April 3, 1920) was an American

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who was the 75th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1913 to 1915. A

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, Tingier ran for the office of

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in 1914. Tingier was born June 9, 1862, in

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, the son of Seymour Allen Tingier and Sarah Jane Twining. After attending public schools in Webster, he studied at the Nichols Academy. In 1888, Tingier graduated from

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and was admitted to the Connecticut bar. In 1889, he settled in

Rockville, Connecticut Rockville is a census-designated place and a village of the town of Vernon in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,474 at the 2010 census. Incorporated as a city in 1889, it has been consolidated with the town of Vernon ...

. In 1893, Tingier married Charlotte Eliza Skinner. In 1908 and 1910, Tingier was elected to the

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. During his second term, he served on the Judiciary Committee and was selected as Democratic leader of the House. In December 1911, Tingier was also elected mayor of Rockville. Tingier died at his home in Rockville on April 3, 1920.

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20071026194408/http://www.cslib.org/agencies/lieutenantgovernor.htm 1862 births 1920 deaths People from Webster, Massachusetts Nichols College alumni Yale Law School alumni People from Rockville, Connecticut Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives Mayors of places in Connecticut Lieutenant Governors of Connecticut {{Connecticut-politician-stub