Lyman Metcalfe Bass (July 5, 1876 – July 9, 1955) was an American attorney from New York.
Early life
Bass was born on July 5, 1876, in Buffalo, New York, the only child of U.S. Representative Lyman K. Bass and Frances Esther Metcalfe. His father was a friend and law partner of President Grover Cleveland. After his father's illness and retirement from Congress, the family moved to Colorado Springs where his mother later married U.S. Senator from Colorado Edward O. Wolcott. His maternal uncle was critic James Stetson Metcalfe.
Bass attended St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, graduating from there in 1893. He then went to Yale College, graduating from there with honors in 1897. He played end on the Yale football team for three years.
Career
During the Spanish-American War, he served as a Second Lieutenant in Battery F., 3rd U.S. Artillery and fought in Puerto Rico with them. He also served on the staff of Major-General James H. Wilson. After he finished his military service he went to Harvard Law School, graduating with honors and an LL.B. in 1900.
