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See also
George
Tobey Anthony —
John
Armstrong —
John
Armstrong, Jr. —
William
Lyon Bennett —
Leo
Allen Bergholz —
Thomas
A. Burke —
Mrs.
Lyon Childress —
George
Allan England —
David
Jo Ferguson —
Clarence
Lyon Fisher —
Thomas
Lyon Hamer —
John
Tedford Hammond —
Lyon
Karr —
James
L. Lowden —
Henry
Mellus —
Frank
Lyon Polk —
Samuel
Lyon Russell —
Justus
Smith Stearns —
Burton
Erwin Sweet —
Edward
Thompson Wailes |
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Lyon, Abraham R. —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Adrian —
of Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1912.
Interment at Pluckemin
Cemetery, Pluckemin, N.J.
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Lyon, Alfred —
of Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1843.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Alfred P. —
of Michigan.
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1894-98.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Amanda Hatcher —
of Washington,
D.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1996,
2000
(alternate).
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Lyon, Amasa —
of Ashford, Windham
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ashford, 1823-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Anna —
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Lyon, Arthur G., Jr.
(1907-1981) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
30, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1952;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1953.
Died in Kinderhook Township, Branch
County, Mich., January
19, 1981 (age 73 years, 355
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Lyon, Asa (1763-1841) —
of Vermont.
Born in Connecticut, 1763.
Member of Vermont state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1815-17.
Died in 1841
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Grand
Isle Cemetery, Grand Isle, Vt.
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Lyon, B. K. —
of Grant, Perkins
County, Neb.
Democrat. Chair of
Perkins County Democratic Party, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Bob —
of Winchester, Jefferson
County, Kan.
Republican. Member of Kansas
state senate 3rd District; elected 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Lyon, C. R. —
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, C. W. —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Caleb —
of Lewis
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1824.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Caleb (1822-1875) —
of Lyonsdale, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Lyonsdale, Lewis
County, N.Y., December
7, 1822.
Son of Caleb Lyon (1784?-?).
Member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1851; resigned 1851; member of
New
York state senate 21st District, 1851; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1853-55; Governor of
Idaho Territory, 1864-66.
In 1866, an audit
revealed that he had embezzled
$46,418 in federal funds intended for the Nez Perce Indians, but he
was never convicted.
Died in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., September
8, 1875 (age 52 years, 275
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Lyon, Cecil A. —
of Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1904,
1908;
member of Republican
National Committee from Texas, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Cecil Burton
(1903-1993) —
also known as Cecil B. Lyon —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Hancock, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., November
8, 1903.
Son of Edmund Burton Lyon and Emily (Vyse) Lyon.
Investment
banker; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Havana, 1931; Hong Kong, 1932; U.S. Consul in Tientsin, 1938; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1956-58; Ceylon, 1964-67; Maldive Islands, 1965.
Catholic.
Died April 6,
1993 (age 89 years, 149
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Charles E. —
of Elkhorn, Walworth
County, Wis.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Lyon, Charles L. —
of Kings
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1876-77.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Charles Wesley
(1887-1960) —
also known as Charles W. Lyon —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in California, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1915-17, 1933-49, 1951-57; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1943-46; member of California
state senate, 1917-29; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1944.
Died, of cancer, in
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 20,
1960 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Lyon, Chester —
of Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Canterbury, 1826-27, 1833.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Chittenden
(1787-1842) —
of Eddyville, Lyon
County, Ky.
Born in Fair Haven, Rutland
County, Vt., February
22, 1787.
Son of Matthew Lyon.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1822; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1827; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1827-35 (12th District 1827-33, 1st
District 1833-35).
Died November
23, 1842 (age 55 years, 274
days).
Interment at Eddyville
Cemetery, Eddyville, Ky.
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Lyon, Clarence M. —
of Westchester
County, N.Y.
Prohibition candidate for New York
state senate 24th District, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Clark R. (b. 1841) —
of Highgate Center, Highgate, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Swanton, Franklin
County, Vt., November
27, 1841.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Highgate, 1910.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Dale —
of Kansas.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1986.
Still living as of 1986.
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Lyon, Daniel —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Delegate
to New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1969.
Still living as of 1969.
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Lyon, David —
of New Jersey.
Independent candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly 9th District, 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
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Lyon, David L. (b. 1951) —
of California.
Born in 1951.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Fiji, 2002-05; Nauru, 2002-05; Tonga, 2002-05; Tuvalu, 2002-05; Kiribati, 2003-05.
Still living as of 2005.
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Lyon, David R. —
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Lyon, Delores —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Lyon, Delos E. —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in New York.
U.S. Surveyor of
Customs, 1875-79.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Edmund R. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Mrs. Elzora
(1914-1981) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Steuben
County, Ind., September
8, 1914.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1949.
Female.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., February
19, 1981 (age 66 years, 164
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Ernest (1860-1938) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Belize City, Belize,
October
22, 1860.
Son of Emmanuel Lyon and Ann F. (Bending) Lyon.
Republican. Minister;
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1903-10; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1903-10.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons.
Died in 1938
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Marie Wright. |
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Lyon, Ernest P. —
of Montcalm
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm District, 1954.
Still living as of 1954.
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Lyon, F. F. —
of Barclay, Bradford
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Farnham —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1892.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Francis Strother
(1800-1882) —
also known as Francis S. Lyon —
of Demopolis, Marengo
County, Ala.
Born near Danbury, Stokes
County, N.C., February
25, 1800.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
state senate, 1833-34, 1876; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1835-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1860;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1861; Representative
from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 5th District, 1862-65;
delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875.
Died in Demopolis, Marengo
County, Ala., December
31, 1882 (age 82 years, 309
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Marengo County, Ala.
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Lyon, Frank A. (b. 1855) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.; Quincy, Branch
County, Mich.; Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Walworth, Wayne
County, N.Y., January
4, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; merchant;
member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Fred A. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Candidate in primary for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1955.
Still living as of 1955.
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Lyon, George F. (b. 1849) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Barker town, Broome
County, N.Y., July 13,
1849.
Son of Harry Lyon and Pamelia A. (Livermore) Lyon.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 25th District, 1894;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1896-1919; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd Department,
1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, George W. —
of Westchester
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1852.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, George W. —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1886.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Gilbert R.
(1835-1915) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., August
31, 1835.
Son of Daniel Lyon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1905.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Suffered a fall down
the cellar stairs of his home, fractured his skull, and died four
days later, in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., 1915
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
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Lyon, Gregory K. —
of California.
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Lyon, Harry B. —
of Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Dunkirk, N.Y., 1912-13, 1920-21.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Henry S. —
of Placerville, El Dorado
County, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Hiram —
of La Plata, Charles
County, Md.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maryland, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Lyon, Homer Le Grand
(1879-1956) —
also known as Homer L. Lyon —
of Whiteville, Columbus
County, N.C.
Born in Elizabethtown, Bladen
County, N.C., March 1,
1879.
Son of C. C. Lyon and Margaret R. Lyon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1904,
1940;
Solicitor, 8th Judicial District, 1913-20; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1921-29.
Methodist.
Died in Whiteville, Columbus
County, N.C., May 31,
1956 (age 77 years, 91
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery, Whiteville, N.C.
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Lyon, James —
of Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Woodstock, 1833.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, James E. —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Lyon, Jesse —
of Westchester
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1850.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Jim —
of Hawaii.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Lyon, Joseph L. —
of Lisbon, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Lisbon, 1823.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Lawrence B., Jr. —
of Madison, Boone
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates 18th District, 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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Lyon, LeRoy C. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Lucius (1800-1851) —
of Bronson, Branch
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt., February
26, 1800.
Democrat. Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1833-35; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 11th District, 1835;
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1837-39; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1843-45.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
24, 1851 (age 51 years, 210
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Lyon, Lyman R. —
of Lewis
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1859.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Mark B. (b. 1836) —
of Peru, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Peru, Bennington
County, Vt., June 11,
1836.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Peru, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Matthew (1749-1822) —
of Eddyville, Lyon
County, Ky.
Born in County Wicklow, Ireland,
July
14, 1749.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1779-83; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1797-1801; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1802; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1803-11; defeated,
1810.
Convicted
and jailed in 1789 under the Sedition
Act.
Died in Spadra Bluff, Johnson
County, Ark., August 1,
1822 (age 73 years, 18
days).
Original interment at Spadra
Bluff Cemetery, Spadra Bluff, Ark.; reinterment in 1833 at Eddyville
Cemetery, Eddyville, Ky.
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Lyon, Mildred P. —
American candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Lyon, Norman M. —
of Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Lyon, Norman T. —
of Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state senate, 1926 (46th District), 1940 (45th District).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Norman X. —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1950-51.
Still living as of 1951.
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Lyon, Paul —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nevada, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Lyon, Perley —
of Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Woodstock, 1832.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Reuben Robie —
Independence League candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1908, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Richard F. —
Justice
of Georgia state supreme court, 1859-65.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Robert W. —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1881-84.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Samuel S. —
of New Jersey.
U.S. Consul in Osaka, 1897; Kobe, 1904-05.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Sanford G. (b.
1866) —
of Aurora, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Ledyard town, Cayuga
County, N.Y., March 20,
1866.
Republican. Lumber and
coal
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1923-27.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Seth —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Greenwich, 1837.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, T. A. —
of Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, T. J. —
of Mississippi.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Thomas C. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1844-50.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Thomas M. —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, W. H., Jr. —
of Peterson, Clay
County, Iowa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Waldo —
of Lyons, Burt
County, Neb.
Delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1875.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, Walter (1853-1933) —
of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa.; Sewickley, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born April 27,
1853.
Republican. U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1889-93,
1921-25; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 42nd District, 1893-94; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1895-99; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908,
1916,
1924,
1928.
Died in 1933
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, William III —
of Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Woodstock, 1829; member of Connecticut
state senate 14th District, 1844-45.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, William C. —
of Ohio.
Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1888-90.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, William H. —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1912,
1916,
1920;
member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, William H. —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1917-20,
1925-26, 1929-30.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, William H. C.
(1814-1891) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., August
19, 1814.
Son of Wakeman Lyon.
Democrat. Grocer; hardware
business; Genesee
County Register of Deeds, 1859-61.
Died in Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga., February
6, 1891 (age 76 years, 171
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Esther W. Riggs. |
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Lyon, William P. —
of San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyon, William Penn (b.
1822) —
also known as William P. Lyon —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y., October
28, 1822.
Son of Isaac Lyon and Eunice (Coffin) Lyon.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1859-60; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1859-60; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; circuit judge in Wisconsin 1st Circuit,
1865-71; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1871-93; appointed 1871; chief
justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1892-93.
Burial
location unknown.
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