David Robert Lyall
British colonial administrator
About David Robert Lyall
Lived 1842 – 1917 (aged 74–75). David Robert Lyall was a British.
David Robert Lyall (1842 – 4 January 1917) was a British colonial administrator during the late 19th century.
Born at Ochterlony House, Forfarshire, Scotland in 1842, Lyall was educated at Edinburgh Academy.
Obituary: p. 151, The Annual Register: a review of public events at home and abroad, for the year 1917. London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1918.
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Who was David Robert Lyall?
British colonial administrator
When was David Robert Lyall born?
David Robert Lyall was born in 1842 in Angus.
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David Robert Lyall died on 4 January 1917 in Somerset.
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David Robert Lyall was British.
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