George Williams Lyman, an 1807 Harvard University graduate, owned the well-known estate, The Vale, an historic country house located at 185 Lyman Street, Waltham, Massachusetts. The house had been established by his father. Following his father's death in 1839, the property was inherited by him. The estate was famous for its beautiful plantings of native and imported trees.
George continued in the shipping business, with ships trading in China and Europe. However, following the 1807 embargo and the War of 1812, with shipping prospects diminishing, George turned his attention to new pursuits. During his lifetime, he was involved with a group called the Boston Associates in the creation of New England's textile mills, a director of the Boston and Lowell Railroad, a director of the Columbian Bank, president of the Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company, and president of the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture.
His library was donated to the Boston Athenæum. He owned fourteen shares in the Library and helped with the purchase of both Richard Saltonstall Greenough's Shepherd Boy and Eagle and George Washington's personal library.
George continued in the shipping business, with ships trading in China and Europe. However, following the 1807 embargo and the War of 1812, with shipping prospects diminishing, George turned his attention to new pursuits. During his lifetime, he was involved with a group called the Boston Associates in the creation of New England's textile mills, a director of the Boston and Lowell Railroad, a director of the Columbian Bank, president of the Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company, and president of the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture.
His library was donated to the Boston Athenæum. He owned fourteen shares in the Library and helped with the purchase of both Richard Saltonstall Greenough's Shepherd Boy and Eagle and George Washington's personal library.
George Williams Lyman, an 1807 Harvard University graduate, owned the well-known estate, The Vale, an historic country house located at 185 Lyman Street, Waltham, Massachusetts. The house had been established by his father. Following his father's death in 1839, the property was inherited by him. The estate was famous for its beautiful plantings of native and imported trees.
George continued in the shipping business, with ships trading in China and Europe. However, following the 1807 embargo and the War of 1812, with shipping prospects diminishing, George turned his attention to new pursuits. During his lifetime, he was involved with a group called the Boston Associates in the creation of New England's textile mills, a director of the Boston and Lowell Railroad, a director of the Columbian Bank, president of the Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company, and president of the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture.
His library was donated to the Boston Athenæum. He owned fourteen shares in the Library and helped with the purchase of both Richard Saltonstall Greenough's Shepherd Boy and Eagle and George Washington's personal library.
George continued in the shipping business, with ships trading in China and Europe. However, following the 1807 embargo and the War of 1812, with shipping prospects diminishing, George turned his attention to new pursuits. During his lifetime, he was involved with a group called the Boston Associates in the creation of New England's textile mills, a director of the Boston and Lowell Railroad, a director of the Columbian Bank, president of the Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company, and president of the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture.
His library was donated to the Boston Athenæum. He owned fourteen shares in the Library and helped with the purchase of both Richard Saltonstall Greenough's Shepherd Boy and Eagle and George Washington's personal library.
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