Samuel Lyons (Australian politician)
Samuel Lyons (9 June 1826 – 25 August 1910) was an Australian politician.
He was the younger son of auctioneer, landowner and businessman
Cambridge University. On 24 March 1853 Lyons married Charlotte Margaret Fuller at St James' Church, Sydney, and they had three sons and a daughter.[1]
Lyons took over his father's enterprises on his father's death in 1851, and was a respected businessman and property owner. He was elected to the
December 1864 election, but was unsuccessful.[3] He returned to the Legislative Assembly as the member for Central Cumberland at the 1868 by-election,[4] but retired again in 1869.[5]
Lyons died at Leura on 25 August 1910 (aged 84).[5]
References
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- ^ Green, Antony. "1859 Canterbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1864-5 Canterbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1868 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Mr Samuel Lyons (1826-1910)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.