1. Elisha Dyer was an American politician and the 25th Governor of Rhode Island.
15 Facts About Elisha Dyer
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Elisha Dyer entered Brown University at age fourteen, and graduated in 1829.
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In 1840, Elisha Dyer was elected Adjutant General of Rhode Island.
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Elisha Dyer then served on the Providence School Committee for over a decade.
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From May 26,1857, to May 31,1859, Elisha Dyer served as the Republican governor of Rhode Island.
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Elisha Dyer served on active duty from May 23 to September 1,1862, in the defenses of Washington, DC.
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Elisha Dyer was appointed Rhode Island's commissioner to the International Exhibition at London in 1871.
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Elisha Dyer was President and Director of the Exchange Bank and Second Vice President of the Rhode Island Art Association, and a member of the United States Agricultural Society.
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Elisha Dyer became a member of the Rhode Island Historical Society in 1837, and served on their board of trustees from 1845 to 1848.
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Elisha Dyer was a director of the Swan Point Cemetery in 1860.
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Elisha Dyer was a member and director of the Providence Athenaeum.
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On March 5,1884, Elisha Dyer was elected as a Veteran Companion of the Massachusetts Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States and was issued insignia number 3163.
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Elisha Dyer was succeeded in the Society by his son Elisha, Jr.
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Elisha Dyer was a member of the Episcopal Church, and attended the Grace Church in Providence.
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Elisha Dyer died on May 17,1890, and is interred in Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island.