William Pitt Lynde

William P. Lynde
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin
In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
Preceded by	Alexander Mitchell
Succeeded by	Peter V. Deuster
Constituency	4th district
In office June 5, 1848 – March 3, 1849
Preceded by	district established
Succeeded by	Charles Durkee
Constituency	1st district
12th Mayor of Milwaukee
In office April 1860 – April 1861
Preceded by	Herman L. Page
Succeeded by	James S. Brown
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 5th district
In office January 1, 1869 – January 1, 1871
Preceded by	Henry L. Palmer
Succeeded by	Francis Huebschmann
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Milwaukee 2nd district
In office January 1, 1866 – January 1, 1867
Preceded by	David Knab
Succeeded by	Harrison Carroll Hobart
United States Attorney for the Wisconsin Territory
In office July 14, 1845 – June 6, 1848
President	James K. Polk
Preceded by	Thomas W. Sutherland
Succeeded by	Thomas W. Sutherland
4th Attorney General of the Wisconsin Territory
In office 1844 – July 14, 1845
Governor	Nathaniel P. Tallmadge
Preceded by	Mortimer M. Jackson
Succeeded by	Mortimer M. Jackson
Personal details
Born	December 16, 1817 Sherburne, New York, US
Died	December 18, 1885(1885-12-18) (aged 68) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Resting place	Forest Home Cemetery Milwaukee
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary Elizabeth Blanchard ​ ​ (m. 1841⁠–⁠1885)​
Children	Mary Elizabeth (Harper) (Baker) (b. 1842; died 1890) Clara Blanchard (Bradley) (b. 1844; died 1933) Fanny Lynde (b. 1846; died 1847) Eliza Warner (Crocker) (b. 1847; died 1924) William Pitt Lynde Jr. (b. 1852; died 1887) Tilly Lynde (b. 1853; died 1908) Azariel Blanchard Lynde (b. 1854; died 1889)
Parent	Tilly Lynde (father)
Relatives	Charles W. Lynde (uncle) Lynde Bradley (grandson) Harry Lynde Bradley (grandson) Jane Bradley Pettit (great-granddaughter) Lynde Bradley Uihlein (great-great-granddaughter)
Alma mater	Yale College, Harvard Law School
Profession	Lawyer

William Pitt Lynde (December 16, 1817 – December 18, 1885) was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for three terms, representing Milwaukee and southeast Wisconsin in the 30th, 44th, and 45th congresses. He also served as the 12th mayor of Milwaukee, and, prior to Wisconsin statehood, he served as United States attorney and attorney general of the Wisconsin Territory.^[1][2] He was a co-founder of the law firm now known as Foley & Lardner, one of the oldest active law firms in the country.

His grandsons Lynde Bradley and Harry Lynde Bradley became two of the most important businessmen in Milwaukee history, founding the Allen-Bradley Company and the Bradley Foundation. Lynde's descendants are still influential in Wisconsin business, philanthropy, and politics.