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Richard Roswell Lyman
1870–1963
Born in Utah Territory and trained as an engineer, he became a teacher, church leader, and one of the best-known Latter-day Saint figures of his era. His life stretched from the pioneer generation into the modern twentieth century, combining academic work, public service, and religious leadership.
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The construction and maintenance of earth roads
by Richard Roswell Lyman
About the author
Born on November 23, 1870, in Fillmore, Utah Territory, he was the son of Francis M. Lyman and Clara Caroline Callister. He married Amy Brown Lyman in 1896, and the two became a prominent couple in Latter-day Saint life.
Before and during his church service, he was known for his academic and professional interests in engineering and education. He later served in major leadership roles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from April 6, 1918, until November 12, 1943. He also served in the Young Men organization and presided over the European Mission in the late 1930s.
He died on December 31, 1963. Remembered as a capable administrator and influential church leader, he belongs to a generation that helped carry Latter-day Saint institutions from their nineteenth-century roots into a more international, twentieth-century church.