Background
Lyman, Alexander Steele was born on April 8, 1860 in New Orleans. Son of Joseph Bardwell and Laura Elizabeth (Baker) Lyman.
Lyman, Alexander Steele was born on April 8, 1860 in New Orleans. Son of Joseph Bardwell and Laura Elizabeth (Baker) Lyman.
Graduate Chamberlain Institute, Randolph, New York, 1880. Bachelor of Arts, New York University, 1884. Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, Columbia, 1886.
Doctor East. Doctorate. Burton, of East. Cleveland, Ohio, September 17, 1891. In office of Judge Horace Russell, New York, 1886-1890. With Davies & Rapallo, and successors, Davies, Short & Townsend, and Davies.
Stone & Auerbach, 1890-1897.
Member Blair, Phelps & Lyman, 1897-1899. Counsel for receiver.
Brooklyn Elevated Railroad Company, 1898-1899. In charge claim department, Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, 1899-1901.
Member Blair, Price & Lyman, 1902-1905.
Assistant to general attorney, 1905-1907. Appointed general attorney, January 1, 1908, New York City Railroad Company. Valuation counsel New York Central Lincolnshire, since 1925.
Member Blair, Phelps & Lyman, 1897-1899. Member Blair, Price & Lyman, 1902-1905.
Married Bertha Bidwell, daughter