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Elisha Dyer (July 20, 1811 – May 17, 1890) was an American politician and the 25th Governor of Rhode Island. ==Early life== Dyer was born in Providence, Rhode Island on July 20, 1811 to an old New England family which traced its Dyer ancestry back to William Dyer who came to Boston in 1635 from London.〔 Dyer's father was an extensive real estate owner also named Elisha Dyer, and his mother was Francis Jones.〔 Elisha Dyer entered Brown University at age fourteen, and graduated in 1829.〔 After completing his studies, he worked in his father’s mercantile business, Elisha Dyer and Co. Dyer married Anna Jones Hoppin, daughter of Thomas C. Hoppin, at the Beneficent Congregational Church in Providence, on October 8, 1833.〔 Anna came from a political family; her grandfather was Governor William Jones and her cousin was Governor William W. Hoppin.〔 Elisha and Anna had seven children, one of whom, Elisha Dyer, Jr. also became Governor.〔 Dyer was a member of the Episcopal Church, and attended the Grace Church in Providence.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elisha Dyer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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