Edward H. Lyons

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Edward H. Lyons
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Personal details
Born(1855-12-22)December 22, 1855 Birth
Athens County, Ohio
DiedJan, 16, 1920, Valders, Wisconsin. Body shipped by train to FdL.
Buried Calvary Cemetery, Fond du Lac,WI. Funeral St. Joseph's Church
Spouse(s)Mary Cavanaugh
ChildrenNone
OccupationBusinessman, farmer, politician
Awards[1]

Edward H. Lyons (December 22, 1855 – January 17, 1920) was an American businessman, farmer, and politician.

Biography[]

Born in Athens County, Ohio, Lyons moved with his parents to Wisconsin in 1856. In 1885, Lyons started a mercantile business in Eden, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. From 1903 to 1907, Lyons served as Fond du Lac County treasurer. He then retired from the mercantile business and became involved with the manufacture of lime. Lyons served as president of the Standard Stone & Lime Company and the Badger Pressed Brick Company with the home offices located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Lyons lived in Fond du Lac. From 1909 to 1913, Lyons served in the Wisconsin State Senate and was a Republican. Lyons died in Fond du Lac[2][3][4] or in Valders, Wisconsin.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ | education = | party = Republican | office1 = Member of the Wisconsin State Senate | constituency = District 18 | term_start = 1908
  2. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1909, Biographical Sketch of E. H. Lyons, p. 743.
  3. ^ "E. H. Lyons Passes Away at Fond du Lac". The Capital Times. Fond du Lac. January 19, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved July 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Edward H. Stone, obituary, Stone magazine, Vol. 41, No. 2, February 1920.
  5. ^ "E. H. Lyons". The Appleton Daily Post. January 19, 1920. p. 4. Retrieved July 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. 
The Reporter newspaper front page obit, mother (Ed was her uncle and Godfather), and soe from Ancestry.


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