History of Fort Covington, (Franklin County) New York United States of America

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George Hyer, pioneer journalist, was born in Fort Covington, N.Y., July 16, 1819; son of Frederick and Eliza Hyer, who settled in Franklin county, N.Y., in 1812. He received a common-school education and in 1833 entered as apprentice, the office of the St. Lawrence Gazette, Ogdensburg, N.Y. He removed to Milwaukee, Wis., in 1836, where he was a govern: merit surveyor. He wrote for the Advertiser, the first newspaper published in Milwaukee, and in 1837 was mail agent, carrying the first mail sent west of that point. He established and conducted two newspapers in Milwaukee and two in Madison, Wis., 1838-43, and was a member of the first convention that framed a constitution for the state in 1846, which was rejected. He was married, about 1847, to Catharine, daughter of Capt. Joseph Keyes, and sister of the Hon. E. W. Keyes, of Madison, Wis. He was state senator in 1851, and a member of the assembly in 1863. He published the Waukesha Democrat, 1848-54; the Milwaukee Advertiser, 1854-59; was register of the land office at Superior, Wis., in 1855, and edited the Madison Patriot, 1859-65; the Madison Democrat, 1865-69, and the Oshkosh Times, 1867-72. His son, Joseph Keyes Hyer, was graduated from the U.S. Military academy. George Hyer died in Oshkosh, Wis., April 20, 1872.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Fort Covington, (Franklin County) New York

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