About Lyon Cohen
Lived 1868 – 1937 (aged 69). Lyon Cohen was a Canadian businessperson.
Lyon Cohen (born Yehuda Leib Cohen; May 11, 1868 – August 17, 1937) was a Polish-born Canadian businessman and a philanthropist. He was the grandfather of singer/poet Leonard Cohen.
Biography Cohen was born in Congress Poland, part of the Russian Empire, to a Jewish family on May 11, 1868. He immigrated to Canada with his parents in 1871.
In 1897, Cohen and Samuel William Jacobs founded the Canadian Jewish Times, the first English-language Jewish newspaper in Canada. The newspaper promoted the Canadianization of recent East European Jewish immigrants and encouraged their acceptance of Canadian customs He also served as president of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Horace Rives Cohen, who was a captain and quartermaster of his battalion in World War I; Sylvia Lillian Cohen.
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Who was Lyon Cohen?
philanthropist
When was Lyon Cohen born?
Lyon Cohen was born on 11 May 1868 in Suwałki.
When did Lyon Cohen die?
Lyon Cohen died on 15 August 1937 in Old Orchard Beach.
What was Lyon Cohen's occupation?
Lyon Cohen was a businessperson.
What nationality was Lyon Cohen?
Lyon Cohen was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lyon Cohen. https://biography.guide/lyon-cohen/
MLA: "Lyon Cohen." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/lyon-cohen/.
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