Matthew Lyon, the Fighting Irishman of Capitol Hill
Irish American History
By
John William Tuohy
One of the worst cases of bad behavior in political life happened in 1798 and involved an Irishman Republican Representative Matthew Lyon against a Connecticut Federalist Roger Gr…
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