George Dyer (August, 1802 - May 8, 1878) was an American physician and politician. Dyer was born in

Windham, Connecticut Windham ( ) is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. It contains the former city of Willimantic, Connecticut, Willimantic as well as the communities of Windham Center, Connecticut, Windham Center, North Windham, and South Windha ...

, in August, 1802. He was the son of Benjamin Dyer, a druggist in Windham and the grandson of

Eliphalet Dyer Eliphalet Dyer (September 14, 1721 – May 13, 1807) was an American lawyer, jurist, and statesman from Windham, Connecticut. He was a delegate for Connecticut to many sessions of the Continental Congress, where he signed the 1774 Continental As ...

, a member of Congress from Connecticut and afterwards Chief Justice of the State. He began the study of medicine with Chester Hunt, of Windham, and after earning a degree from

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in 1827 established himself in practice in

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, Connecticut. After not finding a good opening there he moved in about 1832 to

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, where he continued in active medical practice for forty years. He was attacked about five years before his death with softening of the brain, and failed gradually in mental and physical strength. He took an interest in local politics, and once represented Trumbull in the

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. He died in Trumbull, Connecticut, May 8, 1878, aged 75 years. He married when about 60 years of age, and his wife survived him without children.

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