George Hyer

George Hyer (July 16, 1819 – April 20, 1872) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and the Wisconsin State Assembly. Hyer was elected to the Senate in 1850 and to the Assembly in 1863.[1]

Biography

Hyer was born on July 16, 1819, in Fort Covington, New York. Hyer married Catherine Keyes. They had a son before her death in 1863. In 1867, Hyer married R. H. Fernandez. Hyer died on April 20, 1872, and was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery.[2]

References

  1. ^ H. A. Tenney; David Atwood (1880). Memorial Record of the Fathers of Wisconsin. Madison, Wis.: David Atwood. pp. 97–100. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  2. ^ Lyman Draper (1872). "A Sketch of the Life and Services of Hon. George Heyer". Report and Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, vol. VI. Madison, Wis.: Wisconsin Historical Society. pp. 136–149. Retrieved 2015-06-23.