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LYON (Soundex L500) — See also BEDTELYON, LEAN, LEANN, LEANNE, LEAUN, LEEANN, LEIGHANN, LEIN, LEION, LEON, LEONE, LIAN, LIANE, LIEN, LIN, LINE, LINH, LINN, LION, LIONE, LONNY, LOON, LYDON, LYNE, LYNN, LYNNE, LYONAIS, LYONEL, LYONS, NOLY.

  LYON: See also Lyon Anderson — George Tobey Anthony — John Armstrong — James Armstrong — John Armstrong Jr. — William Lyon Bennett — Leo Allen Bergholz — J. Lyon Biggar — Reuben Patrick Boise — Thomas A. Burke — Mrs. Lyon Childress — Dyer Howe Clark — John Watkinson Douglass — George Allan England — David Jo Ferguson — Clarence Lyon Fisher — Thomas Lyon Hamer — John Tedford Hammond — William James Lyon Hemenway — Tabor Lyon Hill — Lyon Karr — Edward Russell Kellogg — James L. Lowden — Buell Lyon Matthews — Henry Mellus — Frank Lyon Polk — Samuel Lyon Russell — Arnon Lyon Squiers — Justus Smith Stearns — Burton Erwin Sweet — Preston Ellsworth Terry — Lyon Gardiner Tyler — Edward Thompson Wailes
  Lyon, A. A. — of Granville County, N.C. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, A. Stanford — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Democrat. Circuit judge in Missouri 16th Circuit, 1927. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Lyon, Adrian — of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J. Republican. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1900-01; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1912. Interment at Pluckemin Cemetery, Pluckemin, N.J.
  Lyon, Alfred — of Cayuga County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Cayuga County, 1843. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandfather of Sanford G. Lyon.
  Political family: Lyon family of Cayuga County, New York.
  Lyon, Alfred P. — of Michigan. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1894-98. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Lyon, Amasa — of Ashford, Windham County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Ashford, 1823-24. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Anna — Libertarian. Candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Mrs. Elzora Lyon.
  Lyon, Asa (1763-1841) — of South Hero, Grand Isle County, Vt. Born in Pomfret, Windham County, Conn., December 31, 1763. Pastor; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1799-1802, 1804-08, 1810-14; U.S. Representative from Vermont at-large, 1815-17. Congregationalist. Died in South Hero, Grand Isle County, Vt., April 4, 1841 (age 77 years, 94 days). Interment at Grand Isle Cemetery, Grand Isle, Vt.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Lyon, B. K. — of Grant, Perkins County, Neb. Democrat. Chair of Perkins County Democratic Party, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Bill — Democrat. Candidate for Governor of Texas, 2002. Still living as of 2002.
  Lyon, Bob — of Winchester, Jefferson County, Kan. Republican. Member of Kansas state senate 3rd District; elected 2000. Still living as of 2000.
  Lyon, Burr — of Torrington, Litchfield County, Conn. First selectman of Torrington, Connecticut, 1896-97. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, C. C. — of Elizabethtown, Bladen County, N.C. Superior court judge in North Carolina 9th District, 1921. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, C. M. — of McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1884. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, C. R. — Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1908. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, C. W. — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1924. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Caleb — of Lewis County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Lewis County, 1824. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Caleb Lyon (1822-1875).
  Lyon, Caleb (1822-1875) — of Lyonsdale, Lewis County, N.Y. Born in Lyonsdale, Lewis County, N.Y., December 7, 1822. 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.
  Relatives: Son of Caleb Lyon (born c.1784).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lyon, Cecil A. — of Sherman, Grayson County, Tex. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1896, 1904, 1908; member of Republican National Committee from Texas, 1908. Burial location unknown.
  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. Investment banker; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Havana, 1931; Hong Kong, as of 1932; U.S. Consul in Tientsin, as of 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.
  Relatives: Son of Edmund Burton Lyon and Emily (Vyse) Lyon; married, October 7, 1933, to Elizabeth Sturgis 'Elsie' Grew (daughter of Joseph Clark Grew).
  Political families: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina; White-Moffat family; Grew-Lyon-Belmont family of New York City, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Lyon, Charles E. — of Elkhorn, Walworth County, Wis. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Charles L. — of Kings County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1876-77. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Charles L. — Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Lyon, Chester — of Canterbury, Windham County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Canterbury, 1826-27, 1833; postmaster at Canterbury, Conn., 1839-41. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Chittenden (1787-1842) — of Eddyville, Lyon County, Ky. Born in Fair Haven, Rutland County, Vt., February 22, 1787. 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). Slaveowner. Died in Eddyville, Lyon County, Ky., November 23, 1842 (age 55 years, 274 days). Interment at River View Cemetery, Eddyville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Matthew Lyon and Beulah (Chittenden) Lyon; married 1817 to Nancy Vaughn; married to Fances Baker; father of Margaret Aurelia Lyon (who married Willis Benson Machen); nephew of Martin Chittenden; grandson of Thomas Chittenden; fourth great-grandnephew of John Winthrop (1606-1676); fifth great-grandson of John Winthrop (1588-1649); first cousin twice removed of Return Jonathan Meigs, Sr. and Josiah Meigs; first cousin five times removed of Fitz-John Winthrop; second cousin once removed of Return Jonathan Meigs Jr. and Henry Meigs; third cousin of Josiah C. Chittenden, Return Jonathan Meigs III, Abel Madison Scranton, Henry Meigs Jr. and John Forsyth Jr.; third cousin once removed of Roger Calvin Leete; fourth cousin of Jeduthun Wilcox, John Willard, Clark S. Chittenden and Russell Sage; fourth cousin once removed of Chauncey Goodrich, Oliver Wolcott Jr., Elizur Goodrich, Frederick Wolcott, Elijah Hunt Mills, Leonard Wilcox and Edgar Jared Doolittle.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Lyon County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lyon, Clarence M. — Greenback candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1880. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Clarence M. — of Mt. Vernon, Westchester County, N.Y. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 16th District, 1894; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Prohibition candidate for New York state senate 24th District, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Lyon, Cyndy — of Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1992. Female. Still living as of 1992.
  Lyon, D. E. — of North Windham, Windham, Windham County, Conn. Postmaster at North Windham, Conn., 1901. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Dale — of Kansas. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1986. Still living as of 1986.
  Lyon, Daniel — of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Delegate to New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1969. Still living as of 1969.
  Lyon, David — of New Jersey. Independent candidate for New Jersey state house of assembly 9th District, 1975. Still living as of 1975.
  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.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Lyon, David R. — Candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  Lyon, Delores — of Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Lyon, Delos E. — of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. Born in New York. U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1875-81. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, E. E. — of Granville County, N.C. Member of North Carolina state senate 21st District, 1879-80. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Edgar B. — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Republican. Postmaster at Dayton, Ohio, 1890-94. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Edmund R. — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1884. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Edward B. — of Granville County, N.C. Member of North Carolina house of commons from Granville County, 1858-59, 1865-67; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County, 1870-72. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Elisha — of East Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham County, Conn. Postmaster at East Woodstock, Conn., 1856-61. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Arthur G. Lyon Jr..
Ernest Lyon 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. Republican. Minister; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1903-10; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1903-10; Consul-General for Liberia in Washington, D.C., 1911-13. Methodist. African ancestry. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons. Died in 1938 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Emmanuel Lyon and Ann F. (Bending) Lyon; married to Marie Wright.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Image source: New York Public Library
  Lyon, Ernest P. — of Montcalm County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Montcalm District, 1954. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, F. F. — of Barclay, Bradford County, Pa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1884. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Farnham — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892. Burial location unknown.
  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. Slaveowner. Died in Demopolis, Marengo County, Ala., December 31, 1882 (age 82 years, 309 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Demopolis, Ala.
  Relatives: Married to Sarah Serena Glover.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lyon, Frank — of Fairfax, Va. Dry candidate for delegate to Virginia convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Lyon, Frank V. — of Canterbury, Windham County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Canterbury; elected 1906. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Fred A. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Candidate for mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1955. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Frederick T. — of Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn. Prohibition candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Norwalk, 1908. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Fulton See R. A. Fulton Lyon
  Lyon, George — of Ansonia, New Haven County, Conn. First selectman of Ansonia, Connecticut, 1927. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, George B. — Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1928. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, George F. (b. 1849) — of Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y. Born in Barker town, Broome County, N.Y., July 13, 1849. 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.
  Relatives: Son of Harry Lyon and Pamelia A. (Livermore) Lyon; married, April 9, 1884, to Elizabeth R. Mather.
  Lyon, George W. — of Westchester County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1852. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, George W. — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1886. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, George W. — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York. Republican. U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1891. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Gilbert R. (1835-1915) — of Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich. Born in Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich., August 31, 1835. 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.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Lyon.
  Lyon, Gregory K. — of California. Libertarian. Candidate for U.S. Representative from California 10th District, 1996. Still living as of 1996.
  Lyon, Harrison A. — of Monroe County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1859. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Harry A. — of Gary, Lake County, Ind. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1946. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Lyon, Harry B. — of Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Republican. Mayor of Dunkirk, N.Y., 1912-13, 1920-21; postmaster at Dunkirk, N.Y., 1921-34 (acting, 1921). Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Harry E. — of Wayne County, Mich. Progressive. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District, 1914. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Hartwell — of North Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham County, Conn. Postmaster at North Woodstock, Conn., 1880. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Henry S. — of Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Hiram — of La Plata, Charles County, Md. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1952. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  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. 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.
  Relatives: Son of C. C. Lyon and Margaret R. Lyon; married 1904 to Kate M. Burkhead.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Lyon, James — of Woodstock, Windham County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Woodstock, 1833. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, James A. — of Morris County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Morris County, 1908-09. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, James E. — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
  Lyon, James Fraser — of Abbeville County, S.C. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County, 1904-06. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Jesse — of Westchester County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1850. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Jim — of Hawaii. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
  Lyon, Joe P. — of Carrollton, Carroll County, Mo. Democrat. Candidate for Missouri state house of representatives from Carroll County, 1946. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, John — of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa. Postmaster at Uniontown, Pa., 1799-1801. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, John M. — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Democrat. Postmaster at Seattle, Wash., 1887-89. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Joseph — of Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J. Postmaster at Jersey City, N.J., 1815-20. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Joseph — of Lehighton, Carbon County, Pa. Postmaster at Lehighton, Pa., 1820-24. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Joseph F. — of Woodstock, McHenry County, Ill. Whig. Postmaster at Woodstock, Ill., 1852-53. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Joseph F. — of Darien, Walworth County, Wis. Republican. Member of Wisconsin state assembly from Walworth County, 1868. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Joseph L. — of Lisbon, New London County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Lisbon, 1823. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Joseph M. — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Democrat. Postmaster at Utica, N.Y., 1858-61. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Lyon, Leander L. — of Mansfield, Tolland County, Conn. Postmaster at Mansfield, Conn., 1901. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Lee — of Eastford, Windham County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Eastford, 1910. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, LeRoy C. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932, 1936. Burial location unknown.
  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; U.S. Surveyor-General for Ohio-Indiana-Michigan, 1845. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 24, 1851 (age 51 years, 210 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Uncle of George W. Thayer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Lyon, Lyman R. — of Lewis County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Lewis County, 1859. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Marcus — of Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y. Republican. Postmaster at Ithaca, N.Y., 1871-73. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  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. Slaveowner. 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 River View Cemetery, Eddyville, Ky.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Hosford and Beulah Chittenden (daughter of Thomas Chittenden; sister of Martin Chittenden); father of Chittenden Lyon; great-grandfather of William Peters Hepburn.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Matthew Lyon: Aleine Austin, Matthew Lyon, 'New Man' of the Democratic Revolution, 1749-1822
  Lyon, Mildred P. — Candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Lyon, Morris R. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1928. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Norman M. — of Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Norman T. — of Monroe County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state senate, 1926 (46th District), 1940 (45th District). Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Norman X. (1907-1991) — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born April 24, 1907. Mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1950-51. Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich., September 29, 1991 (age 84 years, 158 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lyon, Paul — of Elko, Elko County, Nev. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1952. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Perley — of Woodstock, Windham County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Woodstock, 1832. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, R. A. Fulton — of Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa. Postmaster at Greensburg, Pa., 1901. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Reuben Robie — Independence League candidate for judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1908, 1910. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Richard F. — Justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1859-65. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Robert W. — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1881-84. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Russell — of Dowagiac, Cass County, Mich. Mayor of Dowagiac, Mich., 1964. Still living as of 1964.
  Lyon, Samuel H. — of Abington, Pomfret, Windham County, Conn. Postmaster at Abington, Conn., 1822-23. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Samuel S. — of Morris County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Morris County, 1887-88; U.S. Consul in Osaka, 1897; Kobe, as of 1904-05. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Nephew of Coral C. White; grandson of Alfred Lyon and Sanford Gifford.
  Political family: Lyon family of Cayuga County, New York.
  Lyon, Seth — of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Greenwich, 1837. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Stanford See A. Stanford Lyon
  Lyon, T. A. — of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1916. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, T. J. — of Mississippi. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Ted — Democrat. Candidate for Texas state senate 2nd District, 1992. Still living as of 1992.
  Lyon, Thomas B., Jr. — of Granville County, N.C. Member of North Carolina house of commons from Granville County, 1856-57. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Thomas C. — U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1844-50. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Thomas J. — of Orange County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Orange County 2nd District, 1869-70. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Thomas M. — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1860. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Truman H. — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Democrat. Postmaster at Grand Rapids, Mich., 1845-49, 1853-57. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, W. D. — of Elkhorn, Walworth County, Wis. Postmaster at Elkhorn, Wis., 1887. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, W. H., Jr. — of Peterson, Clay County, Iowa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1900. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, Waldo — of Lyons, Burt County, Neb. Delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; member of Nebraska state senate, 1875. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Lyon, William — of Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J. Postmaster at Jersey City, N.J., 1820-35. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, William III — of Woodstock, Windham County, Conn. Whig. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Woodstock, 1829; member of Connecticut state senate 14th District, 1844-45. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, William C. — of Ohio. Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1888-90. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, William H. — of Granville County, N.C. Member of North Carolina house of commons from Granville County, 1852-55. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, William H. — Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 4th District, 1878. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, William H. (b. 1854) — of Meriden, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Meriden, New Haven County, Conn., August 11, 1854. Republican. Candidate for Connecticut state senate 13th District, 1906; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1912, 1916, 1920; member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1922. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Lyon and Harriet (Snow) Lyon; married 1880 to Annie D. Parker.
  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.
  Lyon, William H. C. (1814-1891) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Lima, Livingston County, N.Y., August 19, 1814. 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.
  Relatives: Son of Wakeman Lyon; married to Esther W. Riggs.
  Lyon, William P. — of San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1916. Burial location unknown.
  Lyon, William Penn (b. 1822) — also known as William P. Lyon — of Wisconsin. Born in Chatham, Columbia County, N.Y., October 28, 1822. 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.
  Presumably named for: William Penn
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Lyon and Eunice (Coffin) Lyon; married, November 18, 1847, to Adelia Caroline Duncombe.


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