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LYSTER
ton, Jamaica, whence he removed to
Charleston, South Carolina, about 1765
or 1766. Settling in the wealthy and
cultivated Huguenot settlement of St.
Stephen's Parish, he soon acquired
an extensive and remunerative prac-
tice, but on the outbreak of the Revolu-
tion he espoused the cause of the
colonies and served at intervals with
Marion's corps. He was also surgeon
in Col. Joseph Maybank's cavalry regi-
ment, and was "chief surgeon of the
Regiment of Light Dragoons" in Col.
Daniel Harry's cavalry, in which capa-
city he was present at the siege of Sa-
vannah. When Count Pulaski was
wounded in this fight Dr. Lynah, with
the assistance of his son and two others,
removed him from the line of fire and
extracted the bullet on the field. This
bullet and a note from one of Count
Pulaski's Aides-de-camp is now in the
possession of the Historical Society of
Georgia.
At the close of the war he removed to Charleston, South Carolina, where his attractive personality and profes- sional skill enabled him to build up a large practice. He was one of the founders of the Medical Society of South Carolina, and at the time of his death held a commission as surgeon- general of the state of South Carolina.
He died of pulmonary tuberculosis in October, 1809, and was buried at Laurel Spring Plantation.
He married in Ireland, and one son, Edward Lynah, who likewise studied medicine, was the sole issue of which there is record.
A fine portrait, by an unknown artist, is in the possession of Mr. J. H. Lynah of Savannah, Georgia.
R. W.,Jr.
(Privatp family record.)
Lyster, Henry F. (1837-1894).
Henry F. Lyster, son of the Rev. William N. and Ellen Emily Cooper Lyster, was born in Sanderscourt, Ire- land, November 6, 1837. In 1846 the family settled in Detroit, and the boy
had his general education in Detroit
schools and Michigan University, where
he took his A. B. in 1858 and stayed
on there at the medical department,
obtaining his M. D. in 1860 and begin-
ning practice in Detroit at once, but on
the outbreak of war in 1861 he was
commissioned assistant surgeon of the
Second Michigan Infantry and on July
15, 1862, surgeon of the Fifth Michigan
Infantry. He was wounded at the
battle of the Wilderness on May 5,
1864; on recovery he returned to his
post and was mustered out May 28,
1865. He was surgeon-in-chief of
the Third Brigade, First Division,
Third Army Corps for some time,
also medical inspector and medical
director of the Third Corps. Return-
ing to Detroit he continued in practice
imtil disabled by disease. During 1868-
69 he was lecturer on surgery at the
University of Michigan and during
1888-90, professor of theory and practice
of medicine and clinical medicine.
He was a founder of the Michigan
College of Medicine, president of its
faculty in 1879 and professor of princi-
ples and practice of medicine and clin-
ical diseases of the chest, 1875-76. In
1873-74 co-editor (new series) "Penin-
sular Journal of Medicine," and in 1882
assistant editor of "Detroit Clinic,"
and was a founder of the Detroit Acad-
emy of Medicine; of the Wayne County
Medical Society; of the Michigan State
Medical Society.
Dr. Lyster was about six feet tall and of spare build, dark hair, dark eyebrows and blue, clear eyes. On January 30, 1867, he married Winifred Lee Brent, daughter of Capt. Thomas Lee Brent of the United States Army. Mrs. Lyster with five children survived him, and one son became a physician.
Dr. Lyster died of pernicious anemia on the train between Detroit and Chicago, October 3, 1894.
Papers :
"Amputations Through Condyles of the Femur. " (" Detroit Review of Medi- cine and Pharmacy," vol. i.)
