William Whittingham Lyman (born July 28, 1850, in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...
– 1921) was the son of
Theodore Benedict Lyman. He built the Lyman winery, now known as the El Molino winery. At one point Lyman owned the property of what is now the
Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park. He helped found Grace
Episcopal Church of
St. Helena, California
St. Helena ( ) is a city in Napa County, California, United States. Located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the population was 5,430 at the 2020 census.US Census Bureau, 2020 report Quick Facts, St. Helena city, Califor ...
. 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.
Career
He resided at his birthplace until 1860, when he, with his parents, went to Europe and remained there for 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, he came to California, where 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.
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American winemakers
American wine merchants
1850 births
1921 deaths
People from Napa County, California
American expatriates in Germany